A mule of the next Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake has been spotted in Northern Sweden during some cold weather testing, were these spy shots were taken. In the plans of the three-pointed star house this new model is going to pioneer a new niche of the market, that puts together the oomph of a coupe with the body of a sporty station-wagon. The final goal is to fill any gap that hasn’t been explored yet in the luxury car market.
This “station-coupe” model from Mercedes-Benz seems to have kept the bold styling of the Shooting Brake Concept, that was showcased for the first time at the 2010 Beijing Motor Show. Bodywork aside, this new variant will be identical to the classic CLS sedan, with the same platform and engine range.
Thereby the Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake should come with four engine options: the petrol line-up includes a 3.5-litre V6 producing 306 hp and a 4.7-litre twin turbo V8 delivering 408 hp; on the diesel side we have a 2.1-litre twin turbo unit producing 204 hp and 500 Nm of peak torque and the recent 3.0-litre V6, with an output of 265 hp and 620 Nm. AMG and AMG Performance variants are obviously in the works too, equipped with the same 5.5-litre twin turbo V8 unit delivering 525 hp and 700 Nm for the former and 557 CV with 800 Nm for the latter. The new Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake is expected to show up at the next Geneva Motor Show.
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