Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake: The bold and the booty-ful
The Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake adds a big boot to a sleek, compact package
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THE Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Shooting Brake is exactly the kind of car you would call an estate or a station wagon, but marketing speak demands that it be labelled a shooting brake. That's an old term that has seen a resurgence in the last couple of years, as carmakers aim to add a dash of extra panache to their range. After all, you can charge more for an Americano than you can for a kopi o kosong.
So, what's a shooting brake? It's a name from the days of horse-drawn carriages, and it referred to custom-built wagons designed to carry hunting parties and their shooting equipment. Which possibly makes it the very first definition of a sports wagon, if indeed you think it's sporting to blast furry critters in the face.
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