Mercedes launches CLS Shooting Brake

The Mercedes CLS is the four-door coupe version of the E Class – and now there is an estate version.

Looking a bit like a normal E Class estate that has been sat upon, the CLS Shooting Brake is intended to combine style and (a little) carrying capacity. In fact the maximum carrying capacity is 1550 litres – exactly the same as the far smaller Vauxhall Astra. With a pretty small boot (given that it is very nearly five metres long) and no four wheel drive, it is going to be bought on looks alone. With a starting price of £49,360, there can surely be no less cost-effective estate or SUV on the market.