| Attribute |
Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake (X218 facelift 2014) CLS 350 BlueTEC G-TRONIC × | 
Audi A6 Avant (4G, C7 facelift 2014) 3.0 TDI V6 clean diesel quattro S tronic × |
| General | | |
| Make | Mercedes-Benz | Audi |
| Model | CLS | A6 |
| Generation | CLS Shooting Brake (X218 facelift 2014) | A6 Avant (4G, C7 facelift 2014) |
| Modification | CLS 350 BlueTEC G-TRONIC | 3.0 TDI V6 clean diesel quattro S tronic |
| Website | https://www.mercedes-benz.com/ | https://www.audi.com/ |
| Number of doors | 5 | 5 |
| Number of seats | 4 | 5 |
| Body type | Station wagon (estate) | Station wagon (estate) |
| Transmission | automatic g-tronic | automatic s tronic |
| Number of gears | 9 | 7 |
| Production from (year) | 2014 | 2014 |
| Production to (year) | 2015 | 2016 |
| Performance | | |
| Top speed (km/h) | 245 | 250 |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s) | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| City consumption (l/100km) | 6.6 | 6 |
| Extra-urban consumption (l/100km) | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Combined consumption (l/100km) | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | 149 | 138 |
| Emission standard | EURO VI | EURO VI |
| Drive | | |
| Drive | Rear wheel drive | All wheel drive (4x4) |
| Position of engine | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Max. power (hp) | 258 | 272 |
| Max. torque (Nm) | 620 | 580 |
| Fuel Engine | | |
| Number of cylinders | 6 | 6 |
| Cylinders arrangement | V engine | V engine |
| Valves per cylinder | 4 | 4 |
| Engine displacement (cm³) | 2,987 | 2,967 |
| Compression ratio | 15.5 | 16 |
| Max. power @ rpm (rpm) | 3,600 | 3,500 |
| Max. torque @ rpm (rpm) | 1,600 | 1,500 |
| Cylinder bore (mm) | 83 | 83 |
| Piston stroke (mm) | 92 | 91.4 |
| Fuel system | Diesel Commonrail | Diesel Commonrail |
| Valve control | Dohc | Dohc |
| Turbine | Turbocharger / Intercooler | Turbocharger / Intercooler |
| Fuel tank (l) | 59 | 73 |
| Engine oil capacity (l) | - | 7.9 |
| Coolant capacity (l) | - | 11.5 |
| Chassis | | |
| ABS | + | + |
| Front wheel suspension | Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer | Multi-link suspension |
| Rear wheel suspension | Multi-link independent | Independent on trapezoidalever |
| Steering type | Steering rack | Steering rack |
| Power steering | Electric Steering | Electric Steering |
| Front brakes | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs |
| Rear brakes | Disc | Ventilated discs |
| Tires size | | |
| Turning radius (m) | 11.18 | 11.9 |
| Dimensions | | |
| Length (mm) | 4,953 | 4,943 |
| Width (mm) | 1,881 | 1,874 |
| Height (mm) | 1,419 | 1,461 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2,874 | 2,912 |
| Kerb weight (kg) | 1,860 | 1,835 |
| Gross weight (kg) | 2,460 | 2,465 |
| Minimum boot space (l) | 590 | 565 |
| Maximum boot space (l) | 1,550 | 1,680 |
| Max. roof load (kg) | 100 | 100 |
| Front track (mm) | 1,596 | 1,627 |
| Rear track (mm) | 1,629 | 1,618 |
| Drag coefficient (Cd) | - | 0.3 |