HOT HATCHES
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MERCEDES-AMG A45
Our pick S Plus
List price £65,395
Target Price £59,395
MPG 30.8
CO
2 208g/km
For Savage acceleration; immense grip; entertaining handling; quickshifting automatic gearbox
Against Very expensive to buy; some hot hatches are comfier; infotainment controls could be easier to use
WHAT CAR? SAYS ★★★★★
‘ON A RACE TRACK, DRIFT MODE LEADS TO SIDEWAYS ENTERTAINMENT’
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.