RE: Official: Mercedes A45 AMG

[conneem]

christofmccracke said:

A Mitsubishi Evo 10 weighs about the same

Evo X is closer to 1,600kg, it's a porky beast.

[J-P]

Hoofy said:

J-P said:

It's for the 45th anniversary of AMG - that's where the "45" comes from.

Ah! Ta!

You're welcome

[LayZ]

Amazing power and economy but it looks like a Hyundai, and FWD bias is not want you want in an AMG.

135i every time, that's ugly but at least it doesn't look like every other eurohatch.

[kambites]

V8RX7 said:

Haldex...

I lost interest at that point.

No interest in owning a modern Lamborghini then?

[Beefmeister]

matc said:

I may or may not be allowed to share the above pic of it with the optional Aero pack.....

Nice

[lewisf182]

matc said:

I may or may not be allowed to share the above pic of it with the optional Aero pack.....

That looks incredible. Love this merc just as much as the M135i but as others are saying, for me it'd be the M135i

[richb77]

Wolands Advocate said:

richb77 said:

4 cyl for me is slightly disappointing but i would take one (even with the suspected price gap) over the M135i every single time.

Why....

because it seems EVERYONE else out there would take the BMW and one of the reasons for buying such a car is to stand out from the crowd even if its just a little bit.

Err....if you imagine that buying an M135i makes you stand out from the crowd, you're sorely mistaken (unless that crowd has petrol for blood). Provided it's not painted a "look at me!" colour, it blends into the background very effectively for something so potent - most people don't give it a second glance.

Am I alone in not caring greatly for the "my first Mercedes" interior styling? I poked about in one at Goodwood and didn't really like the interior. The new A3's interior is streets ahead in all respects.

Missed my point completely.

I meant i would take the A45 OVER a M135i so that in a crowd of M135i's i would stand out and not being a sheep who all flock to the mighty Bavarian motor works call...

[Amirhussain]

Pretty aggressive looking thing, bet the M135i will piss all over it though.

[Neil G60]

Anyone else kind of hopes that Mercedes end up hitting the jackpot with this and beating Audi at their own 4wd game?

[Oddball RS]

Amirhussain said:

Pretty aggressive looking thing, bet the M135i will piss all over it though.

Well if you take last summer for example i think you may be proved a little wrong.

[Wolands Advocate]

richb77 said:

Missed my point completely.

I meant i would take the A45 OVER a M135i so that in a crowd of M135i's i would stand out and not being a sheep who all flock to the mighty Bavarian motor works call...

Setting aside the silly sheep comment, I'm not sure a crowd of M135is is ever likely to be a common event on UK roads, nor a crowd of A45s. But if you go in for the dubious sport of cutting off your own nose to spite your face, knock yourself out.

[davidcharles]

Babw said:

Seriously, who buys these cars?

Apart from pub bragging, I can't imagine there to be any life or soul to the driving experience in a car like this. It also looks ste

At least with an M135i you can have a bit of tail out action and preferably specify it with a manual box.

Another case of lost identity for a big manufacturer in search of more sales.

to answer your first question my wife wants one. Will be safer for her to drive than an m 135i (she much prefers fwd than rwd for everyday use) and she hasn't had a merc yet.

and if she did get one , i would quite happily have plenty of "goes" in it.

[rudecherub]

Skimmed the thread, so I may have missed if anyon has raised this, but I thought the M135 was going to be available with x-drive, which is a proper rear bias 4wd system as opposed to a pretend one?

[anonymous-user]

rudecherub said:

Skimmed the thread, so I may have missed if anyon has raised this, but I thought the M135 was going to be available with x-drive, which is a proper rear bias 4wd system as opposed to a pretend one?

I think you mean different rather than pretend

[rudecherub]

MonkeyMatt said:

rudecherub said:

Skimmed the thread, so I may have missed if anyon has raised this, but I thought the M135 was going to be available with x-drive, which is a proper rear bias 4wd system as opposed to a pretend one?

I think you mean different rather than pretend

No I mean pretend, in the sense of pretense, an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true - as sending the drive to the other axle when the former loses traction isn't all wheel drive / 4wd since *all* the wheels aren't been driven as a matter of course, all of the time.

[DonkeyApple]

Amirhussain said:

Pretty aggressive looking thing, bet the M135i will piss all over it though.

If current form stands then the Beemer is going to be the quicker A to B car. I think AMG normally scors over the thrill of the drive from being a bit more raw.

My view is that Merc interiors are more pleasant than BMW which is a bonus point, the 4wd is also a bonus for the few times in the year when it comes into its own versus RWD and I think it has a larger boot?

I would certainly want to compare this to the xDrive 135i which they are saying won't be done in RHD but I'm not yet convinced of that.

[rudecherub]

DonkeyApple said:

Amirhussain said:

Pretty aggressive looking thing, bet the M135i will piss all over it though.

If current form stands then the Beemer is going to be the quicker A to B car. I think AMG normally scors over the thrill of the drive from being a bit more raw.

My view is that Merc interiors are more pleasant than BMW which is a bonus point, the 4wd is also a bonus for the few times in the year when it comes into its own versus RWD and I think it has a larger boot?

I would certainly want to compare this to the xDrive 135i which they are saying won't be done in RHD but I'm not yet convinced of that.

That kind of answers my question. I hope they do, as Xdrive 135i sounds a great all weather tool, kind of like the old RS2.

[AliV6]

Looks great! Attractive package all round.

I can't take the M135 seriously. Fake M!

[///Mike]

Babw said:

Another case of lost identity for a big manufacturer in search of more sales.

Erm.....its a business and sales are key to any business.

Creating a brand with a following of appreciating petrol heads is a microscopic cherry on the top for Mercedes. Sales come first even if it is pushing pointless products, if there is a market for them then they should make it. Lots of sales of things we are not particularly intereted in allows them produce a very small number of things that we are interested in every once in a while.

[DanielSan]

Not the worst looking car ever and don't doubt it will be fast. But the only thing I really like are the seats in it though.