Mercedes Forum
08-13-2010, 10:47 PM
Filed under: Wagon (http://www.autoblog.com/category/wagons/), Hatchback (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), Rumormill (http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/mb-cls-break.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/#2908617)Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Oh, Mercedes (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/). When will you learn that the CLC (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/clc) was just a bad idea? BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) did so with the chopped-trunk 318ti, but Mercedes seems determined to make its counterpart work. To that end, the Silver Star automaker is reportedly working on a new derivative.
Drawing its inspiration from the CLS Shooting Break concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept-is-the-fo/) (pictured above) and its underpinnings from the B-Class, the CLC Shooting Brake (hopefully they'll get the spelling right this time) is expected to slot in below the C-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-class) Estate wagon, but presumably with a svelter roofline.
That doesn't mean they'll get the door count right though: the jury's still out on whether it'll be a proper shooting brake with three doors (like the existing CLC, but longer) or five doors like a conventional wagon. Engine options, meanwhile, are tipped to revolve around turbocharged fours, ranging from 108 horsepower and 1.2 liters to a 272-hp CLC22 AMG with 4Matic all-wheel drive. Sources expect the CLC Shooting Brake to arrive around September 2013.
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge015_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge029_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge016_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge022_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge023_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)
Gallery: Beijing 2010: Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920875)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920874)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920873)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920872)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920871)
[Sources: Autobild (http://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-clc-shooting-brake-vorschau_1229232.html)]Rumormill: Mercedes working on B-Class-based CLC Shooting Brake (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/13/rumormill-mercedes-working-on-b-class-based-clc-shooting-brake/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/mb-cls-break.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/#2908617)Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Oh, Mercedes (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/). When will you learn that the CLC (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/clc) was just a bad idea? BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/) did so with the chopped-trunk 318ti, but Mercedes seems determined to make its counterpart work. To that end, the Silver Star automaker is reportedly working on a new derivative.
Drawing its inspiration from the CLS Shooting Break concept (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept-is-the-fo/) (pictured above) and its underpinnings from the B-Class, the CLC Shooting Brake (hopefully they'll get the spelling right this time) is expected to slot in below the C-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-class) Estate wagon, but presumably with a svelter roofline.
That doesn't mean they'll get the door count right though: the jury's still out on whether it'll be a proper shooting brake with three doors (like the existing CLC, but longer) or five doors like a conventional wagon. Engine options, meanwhile, are tipped to revolve around turbocharged fours, ranging from 108 horsepower and 1.2 liters to a 272-hp CLC22 AMG with 4Matic all-wheel drive. Sources expect the CLC Shooting Brake to arrive around September 2013.
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break Concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge015_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge029_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge016_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge022_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-cls-sblarge023_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-cls-shooting-break-concept/)
Gallery: Beijing 2010: Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break concept (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920875)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920874)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920873)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920872)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mb-shooting-brake-1280-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-mercedes-benz-shooting-brake-concept/#2920871)
[Sources: Autobild (http://www.autobild.de/artikel/mercedes-clc-shooting-brake-vorschau_1229232.html)]Rumormill: Mercedes working on B-Class-based CLC Shooting Brake (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/13/rumormill-mercedes-working-on-b-class-based-clc-shooting-brake/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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