Compare Mercedes CLS C218 vs Mercedes E-class W213 vs Skoda Octavia 4
Variants
CLS 250 CDI
CLS 350
CLS 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC
CLS 350 CDI
CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC
CLS 500
CLS 500 4MATIC
CLS 63 AMG
CLS 63 AMG 4MATIC
AMG E 43 4MATIC
AMG E 53 4MATIC+
AMG E 63 4MATIC+
AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+
E 200
E 200 4MATIC
E 200 MT
E 200d
E 220d
E 220d 4MATIC
E 250
E 300
E 300 Euro6d
E 300d
E 300de PHEV
E 300e PHEV
E 350
E 350d
E 350d 4MATIC
E 350d Euro6d
E 350e PHEV
E 400 4MATIC
E 400d 4MATIC
E 450 4MATIC
1.0 TSI
1.0 TSI DSG
1.5 TGI
1.5 TGI DSG
1.5 TSI
1.5 TSI DSG
2.0 TDI 116
2.0 TDI 116 DSG
2.0 TDI 150
2.0 TDI 150 AWD DSG
2.0 TDI 150 DSG
2.0 TDI 200 AWD DSG
2.0 TSI 190 AWD DSG
1.4 TSI PHEV
RS
Capacity
Cargo Capacity
520 L / 18.4 cu-ft
Passengers
5
5
Chassis
Brakes | Front
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Ventilated discs
Brakes | Rear
Ventilated discs
Disc
Offroad | Approach Angle
14.3 deg
Offroad | Departure Angle
12.8 deg
Power Steering
Electric Steering
Electric Steering
Electric Steering
Suspension | Front
MacPherson strut
Multi-link
MacPherson strut
Suspension | Rear
Multi-link
Multi-link
Multi-link
Construction
Battery | Capacity
13.5 kWh (gross)
13.0 kWh (gross)
Body Style
4-door Coupe
Dimensions
Ground Clearance
143 mm / 5.6 in
Size | Height
1416 mm / 55.7 in
Size | Length
4940 mm / 194.5 in
Size | Width
1829 mm / 72.0 in | 2003 mm / 78.9 in (mirror unfolded)
Track Width | Rear
1626.0 mm / 64.0 in
1619.0 mm / 63.7 in
Wheelbase
2874 mm / 113.1 in
2939 mm / 115.7 in
Performance
Coefficient Of Drag
0.27
Powertrain
Engine | Bore
92.9 mm / 3.7 in
Engine | Stroke
86.0 mm / 3.4 in
Reviews
Neofiliac score
64%
80%
37%
Pros
- Good M278 engine
- Good 0.27 drag coefficient
- Undeniably great performance figures
- Excellent 0.23 drag coefficient
- Multi-link suspension setup all-around
- Excellent 0.24 drag coefficient
- Down to very low 1.2L/100km fuel consumption (PHEV)
- Small turning circle
- Some towing capacity
Cons
- Markedly uglier than the C219 CLS
- AWD nonsense
- Small diesel nonsense
- MacPherson strut front suspension
- AWD (4MATIC) is forced on consumers
- Somewhat genertic styling
- Downsized engined with lots of electronics
- Too many displays (and distractions) inside
- No powerful engine options
- Only available with small engines
- Stuck with MacPherson struts in the front
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