The Next A45 AMG Has Over 400bhp And A Fierce Nickname
The next Mercedes-AMG A45 will come with over 400bhp and is so extreme that company insiders are calling it ‘the Predator.’
Autocar is reporting that AMG boss Tobias Moers has confirmed the car’s existence and intent. Like the current car it won’t be a hybrid and will still have four cylinders and four fist-friendly oval exhaust tips.
The magazine quotes Moers as saying:
“It’s going to be the next step in every perspective, including driving dynamics.”
He also confirmed that a softer, halfway-house model named the A35 will join the range to offer something more akin to a Golf GTI in all-round usability. It could be called the A32 4Matic or A36 4Matic, will use a different engine block and develop brake horsepower in the low 300s.
Recent pictures of the next A45 have shown it running very low to the ground. Speculation surrounds a bespoke chassis with adjustable dampers that will allow the car to run in an ultra-low ‘track mode.’ The nose is barely above the ground in some images, while the wheel arches descend even below the top of the tyres.
Its mission is clearly to be faster than the 394bhp Audi RS3, specifically on track. The fettled M133 four-banger should jump above the 400bhp mark and gain at least 20lb ft. Autocar says the aim is to bring the 0-62mph time down to four seconds or less.
Part of a suite of upgrades will be four-wheel drive that reacts faster, sending power to the rear wheels more quickly and with a greater ability to vary the split between axles.
Source: Autocar
Comments
This feels like the WW II (of hot hatches).
Germany producing deadly small (driving) weapons.
Japan joins (with the Civic Type R).
US fights back (with the Focus RS).
Great Britain is watching for now.
And OMG, what will the Russians come up with (a Lada Kalina with 500 hp)?
I’m moving to ‘Straya, it’s getting too hot in Europe right now.
Right with you pal, these horsepower figures are getting ridiculus when the average driver is dangerous on his own.. stupidity hits car market hard
Focus RS is also a german built car..
Lada Kalina with Volga V8?
Yeah…I’m sure I’m not the only one who finds 400bhp in a hatchback a tad scary…
if Lada actually ends up building anything to compete (in masses and masses, of course!), I’m done for! I guess we can dream
And surprise, the next rs3 will surely have more hp than the a45
Nickname: Fluffy
-Hey John, whats the best way we can make our cars more expensive?
-hum.. i dont know, make the buyer target group more exclusive?
-uhum, and theres a lot of people buying our cars right?
-sure?
-Lets thin the lines without getting accused of murder
-how?
-OVERKILL BHP!
When you think about the golf r 400 that may not see daylight…
Ive always had a soft spot for the A45
I hope they improve the thrill of driving with the next one the current one although on paper is fast never feels it and seriously understeered when pushed on the road.
Awwwww it’s like a cute German war loli! HEADPATS ONLY
And i hope it gets a rwd mode
This was nicknamed “the ugly duckling
That never became a swan