Mercedes is trying to make the station wagon cool again

Station wagons haven't been at the forefront of family transportation in the US for some time now. But there are enough wagon aficionados out there to give Mercedes-Benz confidence to continue on with the E-Class wagon in the US.

On Monday, Mercedes unveiled the new 2017 E-Class wagon that is set to join the company's line up early next year. Unlike Audi and BMW, Mercedes has not fully abandoned the mid-size luxury wagon segment. (Although Audi does sell its A6-based Allroad crossover wagon.)

"The new Wagon is as dynamic as the Mercedes-Benz brand and as spacious as our customers expect," Mercedes-Benz head of sales and marketing Ola Källenius said in a statement. "And what is more, the Wagon obviously has all the innovations of the new E-Class - the most intelligent executive sedan in the world."