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Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake to Debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October

According to a Mercedes-Benz insider that wished to remain anonymous, the heavily anticipated shooting brake version of the CLA premium compact sedan will make its world debut this October, at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Considering that a production-ready vehicle has been spotted lapping the Nurburgring earlier in July, this info is more than fitting, to be frank.
Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake rendering 1 photo
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Internally known under the X117 codename, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake blends the practicality of the A-Class compact hatchback, the elegant styling of the CLA sedan and the family-friendly credentials of an estate. Don't think for a moment that the 'estate' part of the equation will compromise the aesthetic front of the Benz. After all, a shooting brake is far prettier than a station wagon, boasting similar storage capacity.

Various renderings, spy photos and videos hint that the upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake is shaping up to be the baby brother of the far more opulent CLS Shooting Brake. Visually, the CLA in shooting brake flavor features an assured muscular silhouette and a low-slung stance. From the front grille all the way to the B-pillar, there won't be too many aesthetic differences between the sedan and the shooting brake variant of the model.

As for the oily bits, expect a front-wheel drive chassis based on the same platform as the W176 A-Class and W246 B-Class. Various four-pot turbocharged gasoline and oil burning mills will be offered according to specific market demand, while swapping cogs will be dealt by your typical six-speed manual gearbox and seven-speed automatic transmission with paddle-shift capability. It's very like that a Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Shooting Brake will follow sometime in 2015, boasting a wildly potent turbocharged four-cylinder mill with 360 horses and 450 Nm (332 lb-ft) of torque to boot, resources that will be kept in check by an intelligent AWD system.

It's not known at the moment if the Stuttgart-based German manufacturer will ship the all-new CLA Shooting Brake over the Atlantic to customers in North America, but Mercedes has officially confirmed a little while back that the Euro-spec version will hit dealer showrooms on the Old Continent as soon as early 2015.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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