Bargain second-hand estate car? Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake review

The Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake is a reasonably practical but incredibly stylish estate car, based loosely on the A-Class hatchback. As well as being a proper eye-catching design, it's a car that depreciates like a stone – making it a bit of a bargain on the used market. Join Tim Rodie for a full walkaround review, including a look at its cabin space, practicality as a family car, the driving experience and – crucially – whether a 1.3-litre engine makes sense in a reasonably big Merc.

[stugill]

im sorry but with that roof line it looks like its broke somewhere in the middle

[UKcounties]

I had shortlisted this car few years back but then read some users saying that the low ground clearance meant that the undercarriage was hitting most speed breakers

[christianridal]

You can actually fold down the rear seats in a regular CLA this guy is wrong

[Nakkisampyla]

Good vehicle without too much "fat"( 250e curb weight 1683 kg) while C300e is over 2 tons!

[christopherjhall]

It’s mad. I’ve got a new VW TROCC R-line DSG 1.5 on a lease and the list price is over £36k. This merc is value

[spangoz]

If you want a proper Mercedes experience buy the C class, then you won't have hard scratchy plastic, crap build quality and a noisy cabin from the tyres.

[GSOHJM]

I think we can all agree that the coupling of the words shooting brake is childish at best, and very patronising at worst.

[jonathanw]

I take your matching socks and t shirt was to complement the car colour?

[DontPanicDear]

These look great, as does anything Swooping Break from Mercedes 😮

[rockinghorses]

Not sure about this one…it’s a compromise where you don’t need to make a compromise. If you want a pretty car, there are better options, if you want an estate, there are better options. If you want a pretty estate, there are better options.

[RoscoeColtrane]

It is very satisfying, even with the plasticy dashboard bits. Plus, it has knobs I can twist.