SPIED: The Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake Steps Out Wearing BARELY Any Camouflage

As wagonfest 2011/2012 continues, another newcomer continues to undergo development. That would be the Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake.

Spotted doing some winter testing in Scandanavia, this CLS Shooting Brake is barely wearing any camouflage and also provides a glimpse into what the more basic CLS will look like.

**Note: Its grille features two lamellas and a more relaxed front clip.

An interesting comment made by Autocar is that the CLS should go up against the Audi A7 and BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo. Question is, will it be able to TOP the A7's HOT following?


The Shooting Brake is inspired by the traditional custom-built, two-door shooting brake and is Mercedes’ stylish yet practical alternative to the Audi A7 and the BMW 5-series GT. It is among a series of new design-led niche models designed to help further build the firm's image, in a range of cars that will also include a smaller CLC Shooting Brake spun off the new B-class’s MFA platform...

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Designer1 - 3/18/2012 9:37:25 PM

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Can't get uglier than this.

pmrmd - 3/18/2012 11:39:31 PM

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Very odd.

pepito66 - 3/19/2012 12:00:22 AM

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Beautiful, unique.

quizz - 3/20/2012 1:19:17 AM

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Seriously??

HoustonMidtown - 3/19/2012 11:45:19 AM

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Not attractive at all...

chewy - 3/19/2012 10:20:00 PM

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Still cool that they actually went ahead with the concept.

Car4Life - 3/20/2012 3:07:17 PM

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best looking wagon looking forward to seeing it in obsidian black or diamond white