Audi S4 Avant
Least efficient small station wagon
EPA City/Highway: 13/20
No one combines all-wheel drive, performance, and refinement better than Audi. The Subaru WRX comes close, but can't beat the punch and wondrous sounds of the S4 Avant's 4.2 liter, 340 horsepower V-8.
Compact station wagons don't make sense as there's barely any more space than their sedan counterparts. No matter, though, just floor it and hang on to your Golden Retriever.
(Audi AG)
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