Editing Station wagon (section)

== Name ==
Reflecting the original purpose of transporting people and luggage between [[estate (land)|country estates]] and [[train station]]s,<ref name="colin">{{cite book |title=British Woodies: From the 1920s to the 1950s |first=Colin |last=Peck |page=5 |publisher=Veloce Publishing |date=2008 |isbn=9781845841690 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=edOlJadQjUgC&pg=PA5 |via=Google Books |access-date=31 July 2022}}</ref> the station wagon body style is called an "estate car" or "estate" in the United Kingdom or a "wagon" in Australia and New Zealand.

Either horse-drawn or automotive, the earliest use of the station wagon description would be considered to describe utility vehicles or light trucks.<ref name="Word_Origins">{{cite web|url= https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/station-wagon |title=Station wagon/estate car/shooting brake |date=12 December 2022 |website=wordorigins.org |access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref> The depot [[Hackney carriage|hackney]] or taxi, often on a [[Ford Model T Depot Hack|Model T]] chassis with an exposed wood body, most often found around railroad stations, was the predecessor of the station wagon body style in the United States.<ref name="Kozak"/> These early models with exposed wooden bodies became known as [[Woodie (car body style)|woodie]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://autoheritagefoundation.org/2022/08/15/history-of-the-ford-woody-wagon/ |title=History of the Ford Woody Wagon |website=autoheritagefoundation.org |access-date=16 August 2024}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Motavalli |first1=Jim |title=The Knotty History of the Woody Wagon |url=https://www.cartalk.com/blogs/jim-motavalli/knotty-history-woody-wagon |website=cartalk.com |date=14 July 2018 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Kyle |title=The 6 coolest woody cars, according to you |url=https://www.hagerty.com/media/hagerty-community/6-coolest-woody-cars-according-to-you/ |work=Hagerty |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref> By the 1920s the status of the station wagon description changed to consider them as vehicles for passengers.<ref name="Word_Origins"/>

In Germany, the term "Kombi" is used, which is short for ''Kombinationskraftwagen'' ("combination motor vehicle").{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}} "Kombi" is also the term used in [[Poland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english-polish/station-wagon |title=Translation of station wagon  |work=Cambridge Dictionary English-Polish dictionary |access-date=18 May 2024}}</ref>

In [[Russia]] and some Post-Soviet countries, this type of car is called "universal".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english-russian/station-wagon |title=Translation of station wagon |work=Cambridge Dictionary English-Russian dictionary |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>

Manufacturers may designate station wagons across various model lines with a proprietary nameplate for marketing and advertising differentiation. Examples include "Avant", "Break", "Caravan", "Kombi", "Sports Tourer", "Sports Wagon", "Tourer", "Touring", and "Variant".