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Written by Ollie Kew
The age of the 400bhp+ hot hatch is well and truly upon us. Welcome to the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S. All 415bhp of it. And if you"d prefer a sleeker look, the CLA 45 AMG has returned too. Pick your poison. Either is very, very fast. The standard A45 now develops 382bhp, but for the first time, there"s an S" model, complete with bigger tailpipes, a Focus RS-style Drift Mode for the four-wheel drive system, and a power boost. With 415bhp, it"s good for 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds and the top speed"s limited to 174mph. What a hatchback. What a thing. Drift Mode isn"t achieved by deactivating the front driveshafts, as per the E63 AMG. No, it"s done by clever clutch packs integrated into the rear differential which can overspeed the rear wheels. Remember when four-wheel drive was for safe, sensible cars? Yeah, now it"s for yobbos.
Date written: 4 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16221
The age of the 400bhp+ hot hatch is well and truly upon us. Welcome to the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S. All 415bhp of it. And if you"d prefer a sleeker look, the CLA 45 AMG has returned too. Pick your poison. Either is very, very fast. The standard A45 now develops 382bhp, but for the first time, there"s an S" model, complete with bigger tailpipes, a Focus RS-style Drift Mode for the four-wheel drive system, and a power boost. With 415bhp, it"s good for 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds and the top speed"s limited to 174mph. What a hatchback. What a thing. Drift Mode isn"t achieved by deactivating the front driveshafts, as per the E63 AMG. No, it"s done by clever clutch packs integrated into the rear differential which can overspeed the rear wheels. Remember when four-wheel drive was for safe, sensible cars? Yeah, now it"s for yobbos.
Date written: 4 Jul 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16221