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Estate car
My friend told me that she had just bought an "estate car", but I don't understand what kind of car it is. Does somebody know it?
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Es un coche bastante largo que tiene mucho espacio en el maletero.
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OK. I think they are called "wagon" or "familiares" here. Thanks.
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Yes, but I thought it was the original 'hatchback' which provides a lot of room in the boot but with the 5th door at the back as access. It was called thus because it was designed for gentry on an estate where they needed space for guns, dogs and wellies and so on. Or is this spurious?
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Easy access to the boot. Come to think of it, the Volvo was always known as the Volvo Estate, the archetype.
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In North American English, that type of vehicle is called a "station wagon".
In recent years, however, the style has changed somewhat and they are now generally referred to as SUVs (Sports/Utility Vehicles).
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Yes, we call them "wagon",too. Or familiar cinco puertas.
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I would say that SUVs are a different type of vehicle rather than a different style of station wagon / estate car.
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I thought you said ranchera in Spanish, but then again I know nothing about cars.
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