2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake price and specs: German brand returns to Aussie wagon market

After discontinuing all of its wagons, Mercedes-Benz Australia has returned to the market segment with a new long-roof model offering both mild-hybrid and electric power.

The Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake marks not only the return of a wagon to the three-pointed star brand’s local lineup, but also the return of the CLA Shooting Brake nameplate.

The first-generation model was sold here, but Mercedes-Benz Australia skipped the second. Now the third generation is arriving, and it’s due in Australian showrooms in January 2027.

Available to order from today, it’s priced from $70,800 before on-road costs in CLA200 Shooting Brake guise, with the electric version costing just $2190 more at $72,990 plus on-roads.

Unlike its four-door coupe sibling, there are no all-wheel drive variants available.

Pricing

Drivetrains and Efficiency

No all-wheel drive CLA200 Shooting Brakes will be offered here at launch, with a choice of a front-wheel drive CLA200 mild-hybrid and a rear-wheel drive CLA200 electric.

The CLA200's mild-hybrid powertrain allows it to drive on pure electric power when the required output is below 20kW.

The CLA200 electric features an 800V electrical system and a two-speed transmission, with the second gear engaged at higher speeds to aid efficiency. It features battery pre-conditioning.

Dimensions

Though it has the same length, width and wheelbase as its four-door coupe sibling, the CLA Shooting Brake offers larger rear door openings and a more spacious interior, with Mercedes-Benz claiming an extra 26mm of headroom in the rear. 

Servicing and Warranty

Safety

The Mercedes-Benz CLA has a five-star rating from independent safety authority ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2025 on the four-door sedan body style.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Blind-spot assist
• Driver attention monitoring
• Lane-keep assist
• Safe exit warning
• Surround-view camera
• Tyre pressure monitoring
• 8 airbags, incl:
• • Driver
  • Passenger
  • Driver's knee
  • Front-centre
  • Side

Standard Equipment

The CLA200 Shooting Brake comes standard with the following equipment:

• AMG Line package
• • AMG exterior styling incl. unique front and rear aprons, side skirts
  • 18-inch alloy wheels
• Rear privacy glass
• Automatic LED headlights
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Power-folding, heated side mirrors with position memory
• Panoramic glass roof
• Hands-free power tailgate
• 10.25-inch digital instrument display
• 14.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Satellite navigation
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• MBUX Virtual Assistant
• Wireless phone charger
• Over-the-air software updates
• 'Artico' synthetic leather seat upholstery
• Power front seats with lumbar and position memory
• Heated front seats
• 40:20:40-split/folding rear seats

The CLA200 electric also features:

• Illuminated front grille area panel with 142 individually illuminated chrome-look LED stars

Options

A Sky Control panoramic glass roof, with adjustable transparency, is priced at $1600.

There’s also a trio of option packages. 

The Winter Package costs $400 and adds:

• Heated steering wheel
• Heated vision control

The Premium Package costs $2850 and adds:

• Multibeam LED headlights
• Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
• MBUX Superscreen – incl. front passenger display
• Head-up display
• Thermotronic automatic climate control
• Burmester surround sound system

The Sport Package costs $1200 and adds:

• Night Package
• High-gloss black exterior accents
• 19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels (with high-gloss black finish on electric)

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