New 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS Sports Saloon Scooped

Here are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS, whose design is clearly previewed by the German firm's Shooting Break Concept that will make its first public debut at this month's 2010 Beijing Auto Show.

What we can expect is this: a possible debut at this September's Paris motorshow, showing off the SLS "soft nose" with its much more appealing headlights. Down the sides there will probably be more crisp, current-E-Class lines through the rear quarters.

Under-hood we'll likely see the Shooting Break concept's 306-horse 3.5 liter V6, putting it square against anything mid-size entry-level luxury starting with 5 or ending with 6 (that's BMW's 5-Series and Audi's A6).

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Mercedes CLS Shooting Break Concept: A New Dream Car

Latest in a line of design tangents starting with the CLS, Mercedes will be debuting its Shooting BreakConcept. This is meant to be a closer, more production-ready preview to the next CLS than the FASCINATION. It also rolls on 20's.

First off, the engine is a 3.5 liter V6 previewing the next generation of V-engines from Mercedes that develops 306 horsepower (225 kW) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm). And that's the least interesting part about the car.

Design-wise, it inherits the SLS's "soft nose" with world-premier dynamic full-LED headlamps, "which for the first time offer all of the regular dynamic light functions using LED technology."

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