Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake estate

Decision

The Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake is a special decision in the business sector, yet one that is clearly demonstrating a win for Mercedes, as it will offer the CLA as a Shooting Brake one year from now. This makeover – which concentrates on nonessential touches and cunning new LED headlights – develops the CLS's remarkable offer, while this rich six-chamber diesel is the motor to strive for.

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake estate

Whether you take a gander at the Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake as a more commonsense car with five entryways and a vast boot, or a bequest auto that places style above reasonableness, Mercedes has succeeded in making an alternate corner in the premium division. To demonstrate it, the Shooting Brake name will stretch out to two models in 2015 as the CLA gets the swoopy domain treatment too.

However before that auto's entry Mercedes has given the CLS Shooting Brake a wash makeover, and this is our first chance to drive it in the UK. Gone is old auto's two-bar grille and in comes a "jewel" variant, while the front guard has been re-formed. At the back there's a more forceful looking guard and the taillights have been obscured.

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake estate

In any case the huge news concerns the headlamps as the CLS Shooting Brake now accompanies sharp Multibeam LED innovation. Each one light bunch trench ordinary lights and rather utilizes 24 Leds to light up the street. Flick the pointer stalk advances for full bar and the Leds fan drastically upwards and outwards giving unparalleled vision, and on account of the Highbeam Assist capacity – which faculties an approaching auto and stop the applicable Leds sparkling at it – its conceivable to drive during the evening with full pillars on constantly.

In the revived CLS Shooting Brake range, Mercedes offers two diesel motors while a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V8 petrol is saved for the CLS 63 AMG S Shooting Brake. There's a 2.2-liter four-chamber unit however we'd prescribe spending an additional £3,305 for the velvety 3.0-liter V6, badged 350 Bluetec. With a solid 258bhp and 620nm of torque, its the ideal motor for the 1.9-ton Shooting Brake, permitting 0-62mph to be ticked off in 6.6 seconds.

Refined, adaptable and influential, its scarcely discernable progressing - even on tickover its tranquil and the stop-begin capacity close down and springs to existence with little vibration in city circumstances. The new nine-pace programmed gearbox doesn't enhance the CLS's sprinting capacity, however moves between proportions considerably all the more easily. Joined economy comes in at 49.6mpg while Co2 discharges are 149g/km.

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake estate

Picking which motor to have is the main choice to make, in light of the fact that the new range comes in one determination. All AMG Line autos characteristic beautiful 19-inch AMG wheels, AMG bodystyling, brought down suspension, cowhide upholstery, multibeam LED lights, atmosphere control, web, sat-nav, warmed front seats and a controlled tailgate. There's a plenty of noncompulsory additional items and two additional determination packs as well – you can have the boot lined in cherry wood, for case – yet the standard auto's liberal particular leads us to suggest striving for that one.

Flick the oars in the driver's seat and the auto appreciates being hustled along on nation streets – the nine-rate box is snappy to react and the force conveyance is straight. Yet at the end of the day the Shooting is a fabulous tourer and its impeccably at home at cosseting the driver and travelers in close hush on the motorway.

The Shooting Brake is more commonsense than you might suspect, as well. It's only 10 liters down on the substantially more sensible E-Class Estate with the seats up, however once the seats are collapsed down, the CLS loses in the ballpark of 350 liters. The makeover has made the auto significantly more delectable to claim and drive - its an erratic decision, yet one that dependably feel u