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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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