Just like on the video taken after driving the AMG hot hatch on the road, the reviewers had nothing but praise words for the car on the track, since it's probably the place where the A 45 AMG will shine the most.
Based on the newly-developed MFA (Modular Front-wheel drive Architecture) platform, the Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG is the Germans' first ever bonkers hatch, having the specs to battle and win even over some sports cars that cost twice as much.
Especially when it comes to the naught to 100 km/h (62 mph) time, which - thanks to the launch control function of the dual-clutch seven speed transmission and the AMG-tuned 4Matic all-wheel drive – can be done in a scarcely believable 4.6 seconds, while its top speed sits at an electronically-limited 250 km/h (155 mph). Let's see how the car handles on the track, though.
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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