Compare Mercedes CLS X218 Shooting Brake facelift vs Alpina D5 Touring G31 vs Alpina B5 Touring F11
Variants
CLS 220 BlueTEC
CLS 250 BlueTEC
CLS 250 BlueTEC 4MATIC
CLS 350 BlueTEC
CLS 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
CLS 350 CDI
CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC
CLS 400 4MATIC
CLS 400 7AT
CLS 400 9AT
CLS 500
CLS 500 4MATIC 7AT
CLS 500 4MATIC 9AT
CLS 63 AMG 4MATIC
CLS 63 AMG S 4MATIC
D5 S
D5 S LCI
B5 Bi-Turbo
B5 Bi-Turbo LCI
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
560 L / 19.8 cu-ft ~ 1670 L / 59.0 cu-ft
Fuel Capacity
66.0 L / 17.4 gal
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
Passengers
5
5
Chassis
Brakes | Front
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Brakes | Rear
Ventilated discs
Power Steering
Electric Steering
Electric Steering
Electric Steering
Suspension | Front
MacPherson strut
Double-wishbone
Double-wishbone
Suspension | Rear
Multi-link
Multi-link
Multi-link
Construction
Body Style
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
Dimensions
Size | Height
1419 mm / 55.9 in
1466 mm / 57.7 in
Size | Length
4953 mm / 195.0 in
4913 mm / 193.4 in
Track Width | Front
1596.0 mm / 62.8 in
1611.0 mm / 63.4 in
1599.0 mm / 63.0 in
Track Width | Rear
1629.0 mm / 64.1 in
1596.0 mm / 62.8 in
Wheelbase
2874 mm / 113.1 in
2975 mm / 117.1 in
2968 mm / 116.9 in
Performance
Acceleration | 0 - 100 km/h
4.6 sec
Acceleration | 0 - 60 mph
4.4 sec
CO2 Emission
224 g/km
Top Speed
283.0 km/h / 175.8 mph
Towing Capacity
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2000 kg / 4409 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2000 kg / 4409 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
Powertrain
Drivetrain Layout
Front-engine (longitudinal), All-wheel drive
Front-engine (longitudinal), Rear-wheel drive
Emission Standard
Euro 6
Engine
B57D30
Engine | Bore
84.0 mm / 3.3 in
89.0 mm / 3.5 in
Engine | Compression Ratio
16.0:1
Engine | Displacement
3.0 L / 182.6 cu-in / 2993.0 cc
4.4 L / 268.2 cu-in / 4395.0 cc
Engine | Redline
6300 rpm
Engine | Stroke
90.0 mm / 3.5 in
88.3 mm / 3.5 in
Engine | Type
Turbocharged commonrail diesel inline-6 engine with 4 values per cylinder
Bi-turbocharged direct-injected petrol V8 engine
Transmission | Gears
8-speed
8-speed
Transmission | Type
Automatic Switch-Tronic
Reviews
Neofiliac score
81%
50%
86%
Pros
- Superb 9G-Tronic transmission
- Great M157 engine still available
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Good towing capacity
- Double-wishbone + multi-link suspension
- Loads of torque
- Good towing capacity
- Double-wishbone + multi-link suspension setup
- Superb styling
- Lots of power
- Alpina exclusivity
- No AWD nonsense
Cons
- Stuck with MacPherson struts in the front
- Even uglier than the pre-facelift model
- Doesn't perform as well as it looks
- AWD nonsense forced upon the consumer
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