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Old 02-12-2010, 03:30 PM   #1
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Lightbulb Benz CLS Shooting Brake 2011

Mercedes-Benz has today announced it will launch a production version of its 'Shooting Brake' concept, just days after BMW confirmed a 2013 launch for its Vision EfficientDynamics hybrid supercar. There might just be a game of one-upmanship afoot.

Based on the recently-launched CLS sedan, the aptly-named CLS Shooting Brake will be built alongside the likes of the CLS Sedan and the E-Class at Mercedes' production plant in Singdelfingen, Germany.


"This car is based on the great tradition of a stylish, cultivated sportiness which has always characterised the great Mercedes Coupés, and it [the Shooting Brake] takes this unique legacy an exciting step further," Mercedes-Benz' Joachim Schmidt said.

At the same time it points the way towards the future design idiom of Mercedes-Benz."



Although the luxury carmaker is keeping mum on the sporty wagon's finer details, power options are likely to come from the same petrol and diesel engines available with the new CLS.

The sedan range opens with the 150kW 2.1 litre four-cylinder diesel CDI BlueEfficiency model, topping out with a 305kW petrol V8.

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Old 02-12-2010, 03:44 PM   #2
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I thought shooting brakes were meant to be 2 door coupe/wagons?
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I thought shooting brakes were meant to be 2 door coupe/wagons?
An early manufacturer of shooting breaks was Albion Motors of Scotland. There are existing examples of custom-built Bentley S2, Mercedes 300, and also the Aston Martin DBS. The 2010 Mercedes Benz "Shooting Break" concept car previews the upcoming 2011 CLS wagon.
VG, a small US coach builder, offers a model named VGD "Shooting Brake".
Some modern manufacturers, such as Audi, have recently referred to some concept cars as shooting brakes or shooting breaks. In French-speaking countries estate-bodied cars (including those with five doors) are often referred to as "break" models (note the different spelling), short for "break de chasse", or "hunting break".
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In the UK that is what people call station wagons .
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Old 03-12-2010, 01:41 PM   #5
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In the UK that is what people call station wagons .
No they don't. They call them "estates".
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In Australia we call that a wagon lol!
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