When a model range includes multiple body styles, such as sedan, hatchback and station wagon, the models typically share their platform, drivetrain and bodywork forward of the A-pillar. In 1969, Popular Mechanics said, Station wagon-style ...follows that of the production sedan of which it is the counterpart.he first station wagons were a product of the age of train travel. They were originally called depot hacks because they worked around train depots as hacks (short for hackney carriage, an old name for taxis).