The Trek is a crossover-like wagon version of the Toyota Corolla that was recently introduced in Europe.

The Trek has increased ride height, additional body cladding, and some unique interior trim.

It will be used as a support vehicle for the Trek Bicycles racing teams.

Back in September, Toyota revealed the new Corolla Touring Sports wagon, and we proceeded to drool over it. The latest Corolla hatchback is already a looker, and as you probably know, we're suckers for wagons at C/D, so the wagon instantly became our favorite version. But, as you might have expected, the wagon won't be making its way to the United States. To add insult to injury, Toyota has released yet another appealing Corolla that we likely won't get: the crossover-like Trek wagon.

The Trek takes the tried-and-true formula of successful competitors such as the Subaru Outback and the Volkswagen Alltrack and applies it to the Corolla. Ride height has been increased by 0.8 inch, black body cladding has been added to the fascias and wheel arches, and there is a unique 17-inch wheel design. Toyota says the interior gets two-tone fabric seats and some wood trim, but it has yet to release any photos of the inside.

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The Trek moniker isn't just a rugged-sounding name; Toyota has actually partnered with the Trek bicycle company on the model. Toyota will provide the new wagon as support cars to Trek-owned bike racing teams for upcoming European racing events. The Trek's powertrains, though, aren't exactly sporty. It can be had with two different hybrid setups, one using a 1.8-liter engine and the other using a 2.0-liter unit.

While the Trek will go on sale in Europe this summer, there's pretty much no hope that it will come to America. That's too bad because, even putting aside our bias toward wagons we don't get, we think the Trek would make a great addition to Toyota's U.S. lineup. The company doesn't currently have any model that really competes in the not-exactly-a-crossover space, with Subaru, VW, and Buick (with its Regal TourX) controlling that growing niche. Considering that the RAV4 was the top-selling non-pickup vehicle in the United States in 2018, Toyota's focus on actual crossovers can't really be argued with. Still—we'll always be suckers for a good wagon.

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