Price: R1 285 854 0–100 km/h: 5.21 seconds Top speed: 250 km/h Power: 225 kW Torque: 400 N.m CAR Fuel index: 10.68 L/100km CO2 : 180 g/km
The A35 is a lot less polarising than the A45 hyper hatch
Kyle Kock
Solid road-holding and plenty of power, but a very firm ride
Ian McLaren
The history of hot hatches has been littered with varying interpretations from different manufacturers, and the formula isn’t an exact one. A decade ago, there was none quite as hot as Affalterbach’s A45 AMG. With a seven-speed dualclutch transmission that shifted faster than anything else on the market and an unthinkable-for-the-time 265 kW and 450 N.m from its 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbopetrol engine sent to all four corners via an performance AWD system, many considered it the progenitor of the hyperhatch segment.
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