Hoovey689

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Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake snapped winter testing

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/merce...photo-4794428/

Mercedes-Benz hasn't exactly been secretive about its desire to offer a five-door hatchback version of its ultra-stylish CLS sedan. After all, the first concept for the latest CLS, which was introduced as a 2012 model, introduced us to the CLS Shooting Break Concept at the Beijing Motor Show in 2010. And yes, MB itself called the car a Shooting Break, not Brake.

Based on that concept, we have a pretty solid idea of how the CLS Shooting Brake will look. Judging by these spy shots that were snapped in Northern Sweden, there won't really be any surprises. And that's totally fine by us.

We'd expect Mercedes-Benz to deliver its super hatch in both CLS550 (with 4.6-liter twin-turbo V8) and CLS63 AMG (with 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8) flavors, which means the biggest question left to answer will be whether the company decides to call it the Shooting Brake or the Shooting Break. We, like pretty much everyone else in the world, vote for Brake.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/03/m...inter-testing/

Hoovey689

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I think its sexy

Justin2JZ

Isn't a shooting brake supposed to be a 2 door car?

Hoovey689

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not necessarily though its become more common in contemporary times. its more a fancy term for a wagon/hatch/estate 3 or 5 door used by high-end coachbuilders. Ironic I posted in a previous thread about the FF "shooting brake" also playing in the snow like this MBZ

Justin2JZ

Thanks for the clarification. I don't like it but seeing it without any camo would probably change my mind.

AShepherd

i wonder what they would do to the center hump for the rear seats in the shooting brake

RXSF

MB has been whipping out great designs lately...but im lukewarm on this one. I dont think it will sell very well, its up there next to the R class

Hoovey689

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most definitely. its a niche vehicle. Its just awesome that they offer such things when many automakers don't

edgeucated

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I would buy the CLS over the E class any day, but I would pick the E class estate over this shooting brake

Blackraven

If they have an AMG version, then I may consider

IS350jet

Generally speaking, yes. Traditionally, they have been sporty 2 door wagons but can also include sporty hatchbacks. IMO, this new Mercedes is not what I would call a "shooting brake", it's full blooded station wagon.

raptor22

+1 to me it's a wagon/estate. But i guess that can be expected coming from MB, calling the CLS a 'four-door coupe', and the CLS estate a 'shooting brake'

I8ABMR

shooting brake is what they called a station wagon before there were station wagons. The Ferrari FF is a hatchback because it has two doors. This on the other hand is nothing more than a station wagon. If you are British then maybe an estate car . LOL

Blackraven

Hehe yeah......or a TOURER or Touring vehicle

Lil4X

The original automotive "shooting-brake" was a modified Aston Martin DB-5 customized by it's designer David Brown to carry himself, a companion and his Labrador Retriever, accounting for the low headroom in the cargo bay and the two doors. Mr. Brown must have wanted to get to where the birds were quickly, considering his choice of platform.