Here's The New Mercedes CLS Imagined In AMG And Shooting Brake Spec

These two renders of the new CLS look great, but neither will happen IRL...
Here's The New Mercedes CLS Imagined In AMG And Shooting Brake Spec

The curiously styled, all-new Mercedes CLS seemed to split opinion upon its LA release this week, but how does it look after a little Photoshop trickery? Thanks to this pair of renders from X-Tomi Design, we’re able to find out.

One imagines the CLS in AMG 63 form, the other as a Shooting Brake. We reckon both look great, but there’s a problem: they’re not likely to become reality.

Here's The New Mercedes CLS Imagined In AMG And Shooting Brake Spec

Let’s start with the AMG. Affalterbach will indeed be cooking up a go-faster CLS, but it’s thought that it’ll adopt the new ‘53’ designation, using a more powerful version of the inline-six-based, mild-hybrid powertrain seen in the CLS 450. Why no V8-powered CLS63? Because it’d tread on the toes of the incoming AMG GT saloon, which will also be based on the E-Class platform.

Then there’s the CLS Shooting Brake. Another CLS wagon would be awesome, but the most recent iteration sold so poorly that Mercedes canned the idea of making one for this new generation. Double boo.

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Ali Mahfooz

The Shooting Brake happened with the last gen. Hope they continue with this one as well… after they maybe reconsider people’s opinions that is. 😟

12/01/2017 - 09:55 |
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Anonymous

While I wished the whole damn CLS thing never happened…..

12/01/2017 - 09:56 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I don’t like any of them too.
Just status symbols, not really practical and they look like soap.

12/01/2017 - 12:17 |
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DL🏁

Mercedes’ line up is becoming a mess
No 63 AMG version, because there will be an AMG GT saloon, yet no Shooting Brake version, which would actually differentiate the CLS from AMG GT saloon

12/01/2017 - 10:00 |
86 | 0

I don’t understand Daimler, IMO they should have named the new CLS the AMG GT Saloon and have it be the sucessor to the CLS while going mad with it performance wise, but it seems like the AMG GT Saloon will be something different compared to CLS, at least in size, because if otherwise one or the other will have a hard time selling.

12/01/2017 - 15:23 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

THEY HAVE TO MAKE A PROPER AMG WAGON!

12/01/2017 - 10:50 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Chewbacca_budd…

AUDI CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT A RIVAL FOR THE RS6!

12/01/2017 - 10:50 |
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Anonymous

The headlights remind me of the new face-lifted mustang

12/01/2017 - 10:52 |
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Anonymous

Not that bad.

12/01/2017 - 15:51 |
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