Review written on 5/1958.
Competition in the Station Wagon segment has just gotten a little more heated. Donut has launched the Glaze. Is this Station Wagon enough to unseat the Washington or will it be worse than the Watchman. Don't worry! We have the answers.

On my first track run in the Donut Glaze suffered 2 cracked rips and a ruptured spleen. Not from wrecking it, but from the sheer raw power of this Station Wagon. The Glaze's 122 hp @ 4348RPMs 4778 cc I3 engine drives you into the seats while you accelerate with an impressive 24.020s 0 to 60 mph time and a top speed of 95 mph. The Glaze is able to keep this speed all the way up to the the top speed of 95 mph. With 118 lb-ft of torque, our smoking wheels were able to tow 22 lbs. There is not much to say about the Donut Glaze when it comes to handling. As a Station Wagon it's below average. As an everyday driver it'll do its job. In summation the Glaze is mundane. After my hospital visit, I came to the conclusion that this is the best Station Wagon I've ever tested on the track. Buy IT NOW!!!

Interior build, materials, and features are average for the segment. The Donut Glaze's cabin isn't going to amaze. But compared to most other vehicles of this type, it's not going to let you down. It has most of the standard features, and comfort, while lacking in some areas, is decent.

The Donut Glaze is one of the most spacious vehicles in its class. With 45 cu-ft of cargo and passenger room you should never have any issues with transportation. Even if you have to move an elephant...

The team at Donut cut a lot of corners when it came to building the Glaze. It is apparent in everything from the interior to the body panels to the paints to the molding. Its not designed to last. But its not exactly the worst car on the market. You can do better.

I imagine it'll be rare to find a Donut Glaze in repair shops or even junk yards. These things are well built with quality parts. And that will show in the long run.

At this point in testing we would normally take the Donut Glaze out on the roads. However our test driver barely made it out of the parking lot before running out of fuel. The Glaze's ghastly 14.7 mpg means you'll need to take a few jerry cans, scratch that, a few barrels of fuel just to make it to the grocery store.

While talking with engineers at Donut we found out that the Glaze was designed to be nuclear bomb proof. While we don't really know if that is bluster, we do sort believe them. Specially when it ran through the concrete brick during crash testing without leaving a dent on the hood.

Some may be able to point to other Station Wagon and say this is better. This is prettier. This is the best Station Wagon. But they would be wrong. Because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Behold the Donut Glaze it may not be everything for everyone. But it is certainly something for someone.