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Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, Stuttgart's first and very successful foray into hot-hatch territory, was a firey little thing from the moment it came out. It was the most powerful production hot-hatch at that moment and it was quick to regain that crown with the recent facelift.
That puts the car in the strange situation where it doesn't really need any tuning, but at the same time attracts interest from tuners like honey draws flies.
This example we have over here can put a lot of people off right from the start due to its color. If you like orangey-red, then you're fine. If not, I'm sorry, your eyes may have suffered permanent damage and you should seek medical assistance.
The culprit is the matte red wrap used to cover the original paint whose color is so irrelevant now it's not even mentioned anywhere. If you tend to dismiss foil wrapping as the poor man's alternative to actually painting the car, think again. This one costs 4,200 euros (about $4,700), so it's anything but cheap.
The four-cylinder two-liter AMG engine is still the most powerful engine with this displacement used in a production model, but that doesn't mean it can't deliver even more hp. 435 of them, to be more precise, up from the stock 360 hp since this is a pre-facelift model. But the PP-Performance package doesn't come cheap having a price tag of 7,117 euros (close to $8,000). It includes an ECU remap, new race filters and an upgraded sports exhaust system.
Have you been adding up? Well, we have: the whole cost of the transformation is somewhere around 18,600 euros, or nearly $21,000. Given how in Germany a new Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG costs a little over 51,000 euros ($57,000), that's actually quite reasonable. And since I'm sure they have foil wraps in any color you can think of, it all hangs on one thing: how you feel about covering your car in plastic. Or you can skip that part and save some money.
This example we have over here can put a lot of people off right from the start due to its color. If you like orangey-red, then you're fine. If not, I'm sorry, your eyes may have suffered permanent damage and you should seek medical assistance.
The culprit is the matte red wrap used to cover the original paint whose color is so irrelevant now it's not even mentioned anywhere. If you tend to dismiss foil wrapping as the poor man's alternative to actually painting the car, think again. This one costs 4,200 euros (about $4,700), so it's anything but cheap.
It goes further than that
This Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG also comes with different other modifications, such as a KW coilover suspension (add another 3,000 euros or $3,350) or 19-inch Brabus Monoblock F rims with Pirelli P Zero 235/35 R19 tires. The price for the whole set of shoes? More than the foil wrap: 4,500 euros ($5,000).The four-cylinder two-liter AMG engine is still the most powerful engine with this displacement used in a production model, but that doesn't mean it can't deliver even more hp. 435 of them, to be more precise, up from the stock 360 hp since this is a pre-facelift model. But the PP-Performance package doesn't come cheap having a price tag of 7,117 euros (close to $8,000). It includes an ECU remap, new race filters and an upgraded sports exhaust system.
Have you been adding up? Well, we have: the whole cost of the transformation is somewhere around 18,600 euros, or nearly $21,000. Given how in Germany a new Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG costs a little over 51,000 euros ($57,000), that's actually quite reasonable. And since I'm sure they have foil wraps in any color you can think of, it all hangs on one thing: how you feel about covering your car in plastic. Or you can skip that part and save some money.
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