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Uber Driver

There aren’t that many cars that take usthese days, but the latest breed of uber hatches like the Golf R, Audi RS3 and the AMG A45 have totally transformed and redefined not only what’s possible in an all-wheel drive hatchback, but also the tuning landscape that goes with them. With little more than fairly straightforward bolt-on modifications it’s now possible to keep pace with - or put the frighteners up - supercars. Jumping into the HP Tuners A45 AMG for the first time is almost a little underwhelming – it’s pretty dark in here with a fairly conservative smattering of carbon and some red accents all over, you could easily be in an entry level model apart from the swanky seats and 200MPH speedometer! How fast can a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine be after all? In one word – very!

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