The Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake is undeniably a stunning car and is now available to order, with prices starting at €61,761 for the CLS 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY. The entry-level 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY engine produces 204hp with a combined fuel consumption is 5.3 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres. Two six-cylinder engines are offered in the form of the 265hp CLS 350 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY (€65,628.50) and the 306hp CLS 350 BlueEFFICIENCY (€66,818.50). The CLS 500 BlueEFFICIENCY (€82,229) has a V8 biturbo engine producing 408hp. Mercedes-Benz’s all wheel drive system, the 4-Matic, is currently available with the the CLS 350 CDI 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY (€68,365.50) and the CLS 500 4MATIC BlueEFFICIENCY (€84,966). At the top of the line sits the CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake (€117,512.50), with an AMG V8 biturbo engine producing 525 hp and 700 Nm of torque, as well as the AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT 7-speed sports transmission.

The options list is rich. What stands out is the designo wooden luggage compartment floor, “which serves to underscore the hand-finished nature of the interior. For the luggage compartment floor made of American cherry tree wood, selected veneer sheets are glued and pressed together by hand in five cross-bonded layers to achieve high dimensional stability”. MB’s LED High Performance headlamps is also available for the CLS Shooting Brake. The market launch of the CLS Shooting Brake will commence on October 6, 2012 for all engine variants.

For more details, please see the full press release after the jump.

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PRESS RELEASE

Stuttgart, Jun 29, 2012

With the new CLS Shooting Brake, Mercedes-Benz is once again setting an example when it comes to creativity of design, and as such highlighting its leading role in this area: in terms of its proportions, the new CLS is quite clearly a coupé, but with five doors and a roof which continues through to the rear, it promises some remarkable new possibilities. The idea of the four-door coupé – successfully introduced in 2004 with the first CLS and long imitated in the meantime – has now been taken to new heights and to innovative effect. The result is automotive independence at its most beautiful.

According to CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche: “Any memorable machine is equal parts art and science. A car has to first deliver in function – the ticket of entry – and then in fascination: the ticket to real excitement. The CLS Shooting Brake excels on both accounts – unlike any other car in the market”.
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