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Mercedes-AMG Shows Lewis Hamilton's Custom A45 Hot Hatch

Lewis Hamilton may have admitted he is officially single right now, but while he searches for that significant other to fill the void left by Nicole, the F1 driver can stay high on adrenaline. His garage is filled with toys that regular mortals can only dream of and the latest to be seeing is an A45 AMG.
Mercedes-AMG Shows Lewis Hamilton's Custom A45 Hot Hatch 14 photos
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The photos come directly from Mercedes-AMG's Facebook page, which says the car was designed specially for him. It's got a matte black paint finish, Monster Energy logos and even a full roll cage. They say that it's "perfect to impress the competitors at the Monza Rally 2014," which could actually mean that the A45 AMG was involved in a one-make race last year.

Because the guy works for Mercedes, you'd expect Lewis to have a monotonous car collection, but that's hardly the case here. The 30-year old racer own the only Pagani Zonda 760 LH with a manual gearbox in the world. Mind you, that comes with a V12 engine made by the Germans, but his custom Mustang Shelby GT500 is as American as it gets.

Technology-wise, the only thing we can tell you about the A45 AMG in these photos is that it's an Edition 1 model that was only available for about a year after the launch. You can recognized it by the rear wing, slightly sportier exhaust and wings in the front bumper.

He has just come out of a long-term relationship with on-off girlfriend, Nicole Scherzinger, the former lead of the Pussycat Dolls. Lewis also makes millions of dollars each year from his F1 driving career plus lots more from products he endorsers. Somehow, a hot hatch doesn't really fit him, even if it has the most powerful 2-liter turbo in the world. So dear Mercedes, give this guy a custom AMG GT.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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