MOTOR Magazine Australia

01 MERCEDES-AMG A45 S

05. 2020

NEW. FAST. FIRST

03 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Rating 4.5

ENGINE 1991cc inline-4, DOHC, 16v, turbo

POWER 310kW @ 6750rpm

TORQUE 500Nm @ 5000-5250rpm

0-100KM/H 3.9sec (tested)

WEIGHT 1675kg • PRICE $93,600

LIKE: Incredible pace and composure; great front end; everyday utility

DISLIKE: Drive mode confusion; gimmicky drift mode; price versus rivals

THIS DOESN’T GENERALLY happen. With most performance cars, there’s a predictable progression through generations. It’s rare for a car to become dramatically better, or indeed worse, over the course of one revision.

Being largely useless at suspense, we’ll cut to the chase. Add the A45 S

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