Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake revealed

By George on July 9th, 2012

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the CLS Shooting Brake that is almost identical to the CLS four-door coupe, but with five doors and a roof which continues through to the rear.

The Shooting Brake features a luxurious luggage compartment. It is lined with high-quality carpet, and the hand-stitched material is also incorporated into the sideliners in conjunction with leather appointments. Optional designer loading rails made of aluminium give an even more exclusive look.

The Shooting Brake offers five interior colours, five trim designs and also three qualities of leather to choose from. Customers have a choice of three exclusive wood types: high-gloss brown burr walnut, high-gloss black ash and satin-finish light-brown poplar.

The new CLS model has a load volume of between 590 and 1550 litres, the luggage compartment offers a lot of room despite the flat, sporty lines of the roof, and is easy to use thanks to the automatically opening tailgate fitted as standard. A load compartment cover also protects luggage from prying eyes.

The CLS Shooting Brake is available with four different engine variants – two diesel engines and two petrol engines. Two models are available with all-wheel drive: the CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY and the CLS 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY.

The entry-level model is the CLS 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY has 204 hp. The CLS 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY has 265 hp and the CLS 350 BlueEFFICIENCY 306 hp. The top-of-the-range model is the CLS 500 BlueEFFICIENCY with a V8 biturbo engine producing 408 hp.