Compare Mercedes CLS X218 Shooting Brake facelift vs BMW 5 Series Touring E61 LCI vs BMW 3 Series Touring E46
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
520d
520d AT
520i
520i AT
523i
523i AT
525d
525d AT
525i
525i AT
525xd
525xd AT
525xi
525xi AT
530d
530d AT
530i
530i AT
530xd
530xd AT
530xi
530xi AT
535d AT
550i
550i AT
318i
320d
320i
320i AT
328i
328i AT
330d
330i
330i AT
330xd
330xd AT
330xi
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
500 L / 17.7 cu-ft ~ 1650 L / 58.3 cu-ft
435 L / 15.4 cu-ft ~ 1345 L / 47.5 cu-ft
Fuel Capacity
70.0 L / 18.5 gal
63.0 L / 16.6 gal
Passengers
5
5
Chassis
Brakes | Front
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Brakes | Rear
Disc
Disc
Power Steering
Electric Steering
Hydraulic Steering
Suspension | Front
MacPherson strut
MacPherson strut
MacPherson strut
Suspension | Rear
Multi-link
Multi-link
Multi-link
Construction
Body Style
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
5-door Station Wagon
Dimensions
Ground Clearance
143 mm / 5.6 in
Size | Height
1419 mm / 55.9 in
1491 mm / 58.7 in
Size | Length
4953 mm / 195.0 in
4843 mm / 190.7 in
Size | Width
1846 mm / 72.7 in
Track Width | Front
1596.0 mm / 62.8 in
1558.0 mm / 61.3 in
Track Width | Rear
1629.0 mm / 64.1 in
1581.0 mm / 62.2 in
Wheelbase
2874 mm / 113.1 in
2888 mm / 113.7 in
2725 mm / 107.3 in
Performance
Towing Capacity
750 kg / 1653 lbs (w/o brakes) | 2100 kg / 4630 lbs (w/ brakes @ 12% gradient)
Powertrain
Emission Standard
Euro 6
Euro 3
Engine | Redline
6300 rpm
Transmission | Gears
6-speed
Production
Availability
2007 ~ 2010
Reviews
Neofiliac score
81%
58%
43%
Pros
- Superb 9G-Tronic transmission
- Great M157 engine still available
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Good towing capacity
- Some good engines lived to die another day
- Good 0.28 drag coefficient
- Simple, elegant styling
- Easy to DIY
Cons
- Stuck with MacPherson struts in the front
- Even uglier than the pre-facelift model
- Slightly busier design
- Introduction of unreliable BMW engines
- Stuck with MacPherson fron suspension
- No powerful engine options
- Stuck with MacPherson struts in the front
- AWD nonsense started
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