Here's A Mercedes-AMG A45 S Smashing Out A 7min 48sec 'Ring Lap
We all know how fast the Mercedes-AMG A45 S is in a straight line. 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds for the pokiest A45 is - as we’ve pointed out - quicker than a lot of much more exotic machines.
But how about around a track? Well, it’s rather brisk there too. Sport Auto sent Christian Gebhardt around the Nurburgring Nordschleife to see just how brisk, yielding a 7min 48.8sec lap.
That’s just a few seconds shy of Gebhardt’s ‘Ring lap in the 603bhp AMG E63 S a couple of years ago. The A45 could have gone around faster still - a gearbox fault saw the car drop into neutral at the 7:59 mark in the video, costing Gebhardt almost a second, Sport Auto reckons.
Admittedly, the 416bhp, all-wheel mega hatch did have a leg up courtesy of some Pirelli P Zero Trofeo Rs, replacing the standard-fit Michelin Pilot Sport 4S boots. But still, it’s one hell of a lap - make sure you watch the whole thing.
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.
Comments
If he had the ambient light in red color, he’d had a better time
It would have added at least 5bhp
I always set the ambient color to red in all MBs I drive as the car has to match my ‘pretty much a racing driver’ capabilities.
A 100 extra horsepower, AWD, yet 5 seconds slower than an FK8…
If this doesn’t speak volumes about simplicity and lightness, idk what will
You know that you cannot in any way compare these laptimes! The type r driver had probably hundreds of tries and the car couldve had 500hp slicks and suspension especially made for the Nürburgring. At sport auto Christian just has very few laps (about 3 or 5) and the car is mostly stock (aside tires). You can absolutely not compare them in any form!