The Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon is a 556-horsepower, supercharged eight-cylinder rear-wheel-drive station wagon with 6-speed manual transmission priced at $64,000. Yes, this is not your mother's minivan, or your father's midlife crisis sports car. It's something in between, something beautiful and ferocious on the road. Need to get the kids somewhere fast? CTS-V will do the job.

The CTS-V Sport Wagon is the third high-performance variant of Cadillac's midsize car, with a zero to 60 mph time of under 5 seconds.

Compared to the non-V variants (with standard 270-hp, 3.0-liter V-6 or optional 304-horsepower…