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Mercedes A 45 AMG – the hottest A-Class howls in on 360hp

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The new Mercedes A 45 AMG - it's no real tax-beater but 161 g/km is still pretty good considering its performance

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14 June 2013

The Mercedes A 45 AMG

The new-Class is a far cry from the earlier version, even at the bottom of the range. As to the A45 AMG, those of a nervous disposition should look away

 

 

 

THE order books have opened for the Mercedes A 45 AMG, the hottest version of the latest third-generation A-Class launched last year.

The company reckons it’s good for a 4.6second sprint from rest to 62mph – which certainly looks plausible, given the 360 horsepower output of its four-cylinder turbocharged engine.

Mercedes A45AMG
The interior gets the full AMG treatment – AMG Performance seats with red leather trimming and lashings of kit

Prices will start at £37,845, which looks a bit steep compared with this car’s most obvious rival, BMW’s M 135i, which follows a more traditional recipe for a sporty drive by pairing a straight-six petrol engine with rear-wheel drive.

The Mercedes A 45 AMG, though, gets an advanced four-wheel drive system  and a seven-speed dual-clutch AMG transmission.

Considering the performance on offer, Mercedes’ new arrival does very well to achieve a combined fuel consumption of 40.9mpg and CO2 emissions of 161g/km.

Externally, the A 45 AMG gets a new AMG grille and frontal treatment, gloss black sill extensions and special eighteen-inch alloy wheels – although other wheel choices are also available, including nineteen-inchers. Dampers, springs and brakes are all upgraded.

The cabin gets the full AMG treatment – that means special AMG Performance seats with red stitching and red nappa leather, a sports steering wheel in nappa leather with red stitching, and red seats belts.

DAB digital radio is also standard.

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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