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Mercedes-Benz CLS X218 Shooting Brake

Mid-Size Wagon

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Product Overview

Mercedes-Benz CLS X218 Shooting Brake is an executive station wagon in production from 2012 to 2014, whereupon it received a facelift. It was available with a range of V8, V6, and inline-4 engines that displaced 2.1 to 5.5 liters.

Based on the C218 CLS-Class, the X218 Shooting Brake is supposed to be a more premium alternative to the E-Class Wagon. However, while Mercedes did make the vehicle appear more premium on the outside, it did economize on the chassis and suspensions. Notably, the X218 uses MacPherson strut front suspensions, even though this vehicle can cost as much as an S-Class sedan.

Still, the X218 CLS Shooting Brake is not an unattractive car by any means: It has a narrower selection of engines, and all are paired to a 7-speed 7G-Tronic automatic transmissions, which at this point has received two revisions and are much more reliable than at its initial release a decade ago.

Mercedes-Benz has made a good effort in aerodynamics, with a decent 0.28 coefficient of drag to show for it.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 79%

Pros

Wonderful M157 engine in the AMG models
Improved 7G-Tronic automatic transmission

Cons

Stuck with MacPherson struts in the front
Design is an acquired taste

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Specifications

Variants shown:

CLS 250 CDI

CLS 350

CLS 350 CDI

CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC

CLS 500

CLS 500 4MATIC

CLS 63 AMG

CLS 63 AMG 4MATIC

CLS 63 AMG S 4MATIC

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