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Alex Affat

WHAT IS A ‘SHOOTING BRAKE’? THE ORIGINS OF THE TERM TAKE US BACK BEFORE THE DAWN OF THE MOTOR CAR

“THAT’S NOT A SHOOTING brake” said one Facebook commenter, in response to an image of the (very good looking, mind you) Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake.

I typed out a response, but refrained from hitting Enter. It read something like: “in so far that it’s not a horse-drawn

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