| Attribute |
Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake (X218) CLS 350 CDI × | 
Audi A6 Allroad quattro (4F,C6 facelift 2008) 3.0 TDI V6 quattro DPF Tiptronic × |
| General | | |
| Make | Mercedes-Benz | Audi |
| Model | CLS | A6 |
| Generation | CLS Shooting Brake (X218) | A6 Allroad quattro (4F,C6 facelift 2008) |
| Modification | CLS 350 CDI | 3.0 TDI V6 quattro DPF Tiptronic |
| 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 plus | automatic tiptronic |
| Number of gears | 7 | 6 |
| Production from (year) | 2012 | 2008 |
| Production to (year) | 2014 | 2011 |
| Performance | | |
| Top speed (km/h) | 250 | 233 |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s) | 6.6 | 7.4 |
| City consumption (l/100km) | 7.5 | 9.7 |
| Extra-urban consumption (l/100km) | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Combined consumption (l/100km) | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| CO2 emissions (g/km) | 162 | 199 |
| Emission standard | EURO V | EURO V |
| Drive | | |
| Drive | Rear wheel drive | All wheel drive (4x4) |
| Engine type | - | Fuel engine |
| Position of engine | Front,ongitudinal | Front,ongitudinal |
| Fuel | Diesel | Diesel |
| Max. power (hp) | 265 | 240 |
| Max. torque (Nm) | 620 | 500 |
| 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 | 16.8 |
| Max. power @ rpm (rpm) | 3,800 | 4,000 |
| Max. torque @ rpm (rpm) | 1,600 | 1,500 |
| Cylinder bore (mm) | - | 83 |
| Piston stroke (mm) | - | 91.4 |
| Fuel system | Diesel Commonrail | Diesel Commonrail |
| Valve control | - | Dohc |
| Turbine | Turbocharger / Intercooler | Turbocharger / Intercooler |
| Catalyst | - | Particulate filter |
| Fuel tank (l) | 59 | 80 |
| Engine oil capacity (l) | - | 8.2 |
| Coolant capacity (l) | - | 9.7 |
| Chassis | | |
| ABS | + | + |
| Front wheel suspension | Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer | Multi-link suspension |
| Rear wheel suspension | Multi-link independent | Independent on trapezoidalever |
| Front suspension | - | Coil springs |
| Rear suspension | - | Coil springs |
| Front stabilizer | - | + |
| Rear stabilizer | - | + |
| Steering type | Steering rack | Steering rack |
| Power steering | Electric Steering | - |
| Front brakes | Ventilated discs | Ventilated discs |
| Rear brakes | Disc | Ventilated discs |
| Tires size | | |
| 1↑Turning radius (m) | 11.27 | 11.9 |
| Dimensions | | |
| Length (mm) | 4,956 | 4,934 |
| Width (mm) | 1,881 | 1,862 |
| Height (mm) | 1,416 | 1,521 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2,874 | 2,833 |
| Kerb weight (kg) | 1,910 | 1,880 |
| Gross weight (kg) | 2,435 | 2,510 |
| Minimum boot space (l) | 590 | 565 |
| Maximum boot space (l) | 1,550 | 1,660 |
| Max. roof load (kg) | - | 100 |
| Front track (mm) | 1,596 | 1,596 |
| Rear track (mm) | 1,626 | 1,587 |
| Drag coefficient (Cd) | - | 0.33 |