7 Cars The New Mercedes-AMG A45 S Can Match To 62mph
The Mercedes-AMG A45 S is one of those cars whose 0-62mph time is impossible to ignore. 3.9 seconds? For a hot hatchback? The word ‘bonkers’ doesn’t even begin to cover it.
It’s all thanks to a new 415bhp turbocharged inline-four ‘M139’ engine, which revs to 7200rpm and is intended to feel naturally-aspirated. Paired with an all-wheel drive system - which has a ‘drift mode’ - it makes the AMG megahatch supremely quick off the line.
As per usual, this latest rather silly 0-62mph time is something we feel needs putting in context. With that in mind, here’s a selection of cars that - unbelievably - the new A45 S can match while covering the benchmark sprint.
Acceleration figures aren’t, of course, what defines a car - we’re just impressed by the mad pace of this little thing. Are you?
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Porsche 911 GT3 (991.2, manual)
Aston Martin DB11
Mercedes C63 S coupe
Ferrari F40
Porsche 959
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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well i wasn’t expecting that
Same here
Might have been more apt to include more recent actually fast cars such as the Gallardo.
Pretty sure a GT3 will run rings around a Gallardo
The only Gallardo models that have a better 0-60 than the A45S are the Superleggera and the Super Trofeo, the Performante has the same 0-60.
Is this only available in the U.K? Or is it also in America?
I think the U.S only gets the CLA 45 (basically the same car)
I think that’s too fast for a hatchback.
4wd, super light, 400+ hp.
“superlight” last one weighed 1.555 kg
Price?
To put it into even more context, ten years ago Gallardo did 0-60 in 4.5s and that was considered as very fast back then.
Exactly, I think that is one of the best cars to compare it to, a crazy fast lambo, the best money could buy, now outclassed by a hot Hatch. Crazy!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I get the feeling that most of the cars listed here will still be doing 3.9s after another 20 years, while today’s super hot hatches will fall apart in 5 years. Poor college kids won’t be able to buy a 10 year old golf gti and have fun with it for another few years
I that, sadly, you may be right.
What about the top speed? Can it match the best of the best?
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