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MERCEDES-AMG A45
Our pick S Plus
List price £63,370
Target Price £60,370
MPG 30.7 CO2 208g/km
For Savage acceleration; immense grip; entertaining handling; quickshifting automatic gearbox
Against Very expensive to buy; Audi RS3 is more comfortable; infotainment controls could be easier to use
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A45 is fast in a straight line.
And through corners. Basically, it’s fast everywhere
YOU’LL HAVE NO need for an alarm clock if you own an A45, because you’ll want to wake up at the crack of dawn just so you can go for a blast in it. Not only is this 416bhp, four-wheel-drive rocketship absurdly rapid in a straight line, but it’s also agile and entertaining through corners.