All petrol heads love a properly balanced hot hatchback, but choosing one in today’s market might be tricky. You have everything from the ultra-popular front-wheel drive VW Golf GTI, to the Renault ...

This week, the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S was subjected to the dreaded moose test. The results presented in this short YouTube video appear to suggest a problem with the handling of the hyper hatch.

The new Mercedes-AMG A45 S is the most powerful hot hatch on sale and, despite being built on a front-biased all-wheel drive platform, it does feature a Drift mode that allows the back end to slide.

A Mercedes A-Class on steroids, with a potent 2.0-litre turbo engine and four-wheel drive to take on the RS3. * Price today is based on a 2017 model with average mileage and full service history, ...

German tuning firm Posaidon has unleashed it's versions of the Mercedes-AMG A45 S. As expected, it's based on the current A45 S with the M139 turbocharged four-cylinder motor – the most powerful ...

Thirty years ago, you could almost identify the only cars capable of hitting 200 mph simply by looking at their sleek, low-slung bodies alone. Today, with another three decades’ knowledge of turbo ...

This is the new Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG, the firm’s first hot hatch and, with 355bhp, the most powerful production hot hatch ever built. It will enable AMG and Mercedes to enter a new market as both ...

This video follows the transformation of a budget Mercedes A45 AMG through a series of visual and functional upgrades, including custom paint, exhaust changes, and modern infotainment enhancements. It ...

Who makes the best hot hatch? The answer to that question indirectly reveals which is the best normal hatchback, and that is why Mercedes has been dumping a lot of money into the A45 project. Well, ...

Once, roads like these were ruled by the rally-inspired Japanese hotrods: steroidal Mitsubishi Lancers and Subaru Imprezas. Now, the German automakers are coming on strong in the compact supercar ...

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