
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake X218 Alanite Grey Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66960117
- Year
- 2012
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- Estate & Wagon
- Vehicle Class
- Premium Estates
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake X218 Alanite Grey Norev 1:18
TL;DR: Norev's 1:18 diecast Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake X218 reproduces the 2012 wagon in Alanite Grey metallic, with doors, hood and trunk that open. The shooting brake profile is uncommon in this scale, making it a useful piece for collectors filling out a premium estate lineup.
The CLS Shooting Brake took Mercedes' four-door coupe concept and stretched it into a wagon, a body style that never sold in huge numbers but photographs beautifully in miniature.
Norev's Diecast Approach to the CLS X218 Wagon
Zinc alloy diecast gives this Shooting Brake real heft when lifted from its case, the density that separates a serious model from a lightweight toy. Norev builds the doors, hood and trunk to open, letting a collector see the cabin trim and cargo area that define the wagon variant against the standard CLS sedan. The Alanite Grey metallic paint sits with reasonable depth under a display light, and the low, elongated roofline is where this casting earns its keep visually, since the wagon silhouette is the whole point of owning this variant rather than the more common sedan. Panel gaps at this tier run a touch wider than premium resin work, an honest tradeoff for a metal body built to be handled and opened repeatedly without wear.
Placing the Shooting Brake in a Premium Estate Display
Wagon variants of German luxury sedans are a thin niche in most collections, which is exactly what makes this piece worth seeking out. Set beside a standard CLS or an E-Class wagon, the shooting brake's roofline reads as the deliberate design choice it was rather than a compromise. At 1:18 the model runs close to 22 centimeters, long enough to command real shelf presence without crowding neighboring pieces. For a collector organizing by body style rather than by nameplate alone, this is the kind of variant that rounds out a Mercedes estate corner honestly.














