The true competitors for the Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG are yet to emerge, since both the BMW M135i and the current Audi S3 are a little bit down on power compared to the hot hatch from Stuttgart.
That doesn't stop people from comparing it with the old 340 hp Audi RS3, which is no longer in production because it was based on the previous generation of the A3.
Until the new RS3 arrives, you can watch a not-exactly-professional side by side video comparison between a 2010 Audi RS3 and a 2013 Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG, both accelerating from a stand still until... wait for it... 270 km/h (168 mph).
OK, we lied, the car's aren't compared side by side in this feat, but their speedometers are, with the exception that the AMG is filmed with a fish-eye lens while the Audi is from an angle, but not everything's perfect. Well, until a real comparison is made either between the two models - or, better yet, using the upcoming Audi RS3 - the following video will probably have to do.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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