
Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake X218 Thulite Red Norev 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Norev
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- B66960116
- Year
- 2016
- 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 Thulite Red Norev 1:18
TL;DR: This Norev Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake is a 1:18 diecast of the X218 estate in Thulite Red, with doors, hood and tailgate that open. It is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. A distinctive coupe-estate shape for a premium wagon collection.
The CLS Shooting Brake reworked Mercedes' four-door coupe into a wagon body without losing the sloped roofline that made the sedan distinctive, and Thulite Red gives this replica genuine standout presence.
Norev's Diecast Handling of a Coupe-Estate Shape
The zinc-alloy body carries real weight, and with functioning doors, hood and tailgate, the casting rewards handling far more than a sealed display piece would. The sloped rear roofline, one of the CLS Shooting Brake's most distinguishing features, holds its curve cleanly into the tailgate opening without a visible seam interrupting the shape. Thulite Red's deep, saturated finish shows genuine paint depth under direct light, and the door and tailgate gaps stay tight and even when closed, a sign of careful tolerance work at this tier. As a used piece, minor handling wear is reasonable, and the box shows traces of storage, cosmetic only. The rear cargo area, visible through the opened tailgate, carries a proportionate load floor rather than a flat blank, a small but appreciated detail on an estate-bodied subject.
The Shooting Brake's Place in the CLS Lineup
Mercedes introduced the CLS Shooting Brake as a niche variant aimed at buyers who wanted the four-door coupe's styling with genuine cargo practicality, a combination few manufacturers attempted at this scale of ambition. That niche positioning makes it a less commonly reproduced subject than the standard CLS sedan, giving this casting a bit more rarity within Mercedes-focused collecting.
Displaying an Estate-Bodied Coupe
At 1:18, the Shooting Brake's extended roofline and rear overhang take up slightly more shelf length than the standard CLS sedan. Paired with other Mercedes estate or shooting-brake variants, it builds a coherent niche-body-style grouping that stands apart from a typical sedan-and-coupe lineup.














