RE: Mercedes-AMG A35 unveiled with 306hp

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The pedestrian protection regs really are making cars look sad now.

FN2TypeR said:

fk me that interior is absolutely vile.

? Looks good to me.

[Jonno02]

I was in the market for an m140i. But the interior felt very dated and the styling is marmite. The wheels could be doing with a change too. That said, the sound it made was lovely and it's incredibly smooth, but the chassis felt very spongy around corners. RWD and 6cyl isn't the be all and end all as I found out, to my disappointment.

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FN2TypeR said:

fk me that interior is absolutely vile.

Each to his own but it's the direction things are heading.

Better get used to it.

[FN2TypeR]

Gameface said:

FN2TypeR said:

fk me that interior is absolutely vile.

Each to his own but it's the direction things are heading.

Better get used to it.

You seem very eager to defend this car against all comers and quite tetchy whilst doing it. Tell me, are you the guy who designed it?

[C70R]

dunnoreally said:

Sam993 said:

BTW does it also make the signature German stupendous parp parp and pops and bangs as the A45?

With that bodykit? Of course it bloody does!

Indeed. Coming to a high street near you, soon.

[C70R]

FN2TypeR said:

fk me that interior is absolutely vile.

Agreed. F*cking hideous.

[Frimley111R]

exelero said:

Info about price? I like the A45 but it's way too expensive.

Way too expensive or simply out of your price range?

[Numeric]

My partner has an M135i and an M2 (I have a tatty E39 diesel so I think we know where the speed requirement sits) and I have to say that comparing the 135i (140i) to the A35 or the M2 to the A45, just doesn't resonate with me.

If you like manual cars with lower and perhaps more easily visited limits then the BMW are where you should go, if you like ultimate speed machines then the AMG are epic. You will go quicker! And in all fairness, apart from the engine the135i is a deeply flawed if very loveable car (though the M2 is beyond epic!!)

The better comparison would be an x-drive BMW Auto to the AMG and at that point the BMW seems to me to fall down - I think Merc do the techno thing better, though I do wonder about the limits being so high that when it goes wrong the accident starts in Cornwall and finishes in Somerset.

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FN2TypeR said:

Gameface said:

FN2TypeR said:

fk me that interior is absolutely vile.

Each to his own but it's the direction things are heading.

Better get used to it.

You seem very eager to defend this car against all comers and quite tetchy whilst doing it. Tell me, are you the guy who designed it?

Yes, obviously I designed the whole thing from top to bottom.

I simply dislike clichés and I like progress.

All comers? Someone mentioned the 140 thats all. It's a dinosaur compared to this.

I can't see how a old dark crappy small screen 140 interior is preferable to progress. The new A-Class will sell well because that interior has masses of showroom appeal IMO.

And the BMW will be heading down the same turbocharged 4 pot/bigger screen dash route with its replacement.

[Bladedancer]

Merc aiming at VW and not the other way around... what's the world coming to

[Bladedancer]

Gameface said:

Ooh you're such a purist. You must be right in that case. You're one of those driving gods I've heard about aren't you?

RWD. 6 cylinders. Tablet. Got a hat-trick there. So predictable.

So early in the thread too. Deeply impressive.

You say this as if there was anything wrong with liking the classic setup with RWD and straight 6. Also, some people here seem to think that you can only enjoy s car on the very edge. Where does this idiotic notion come from?

Also pardon me for saying this, but the styling is very fast-and-furious. And it doesn't fit Merc at all. It's like man in his 60s putting on his teenage grandson's clothes in an attempt to be hip and modern. Outcome is predictable and there's no point and no need for it. MB doesn't have to go there.

[rassi]

So the entry level A35 AMG now sports the same power as the W202 C43 AMG with a 4.3 litre V8. I guess that is progress, hmmm....

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Bladedancer said:

You say this as if there was anything wrong with liking the classic setup with RWD and straight 6.

Nothing wrong with it at all (my cars have got huge engines) but it's not a thread about a vehicle with that drivetrain.

It just made me sigh inwardly when the Mercedes was dismissed in the very first post on the thread because it's not a RWD 6 cylinder BMW.

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Bladedancer said:

Gameface said:

Ooh you're such a purist. You must be right in that case. You're one of those driving gods I've heard about aren't you?

RWD. 6 cylinders. Tablet. Got a hat-trick there. So predictable.

So early in the thread too. Deeply impressive.

You say this as if there was anything wrong with liking the classic setup with RWD and straight 6. Also, some people here seem to think that you can only enjoy s car on the very edge. Where does this idiotic notion come from?

Also pardon me for saying this, but the styling is very fast-and-furious. And it doesn't fit Merc at all. It's like man in his 60s putting on his teenage grandson's clothes in an attempt to be hip and modern. Outcome is predictable and there's no point and no need for it. MB doesn't have to go there.

Have you driven an A class AMG? The engine even though it's a 4 pot banger is very smooth and gives you the oomph when needed, would show the 140i a clean pair of heels.

I bought an A45 AMG Chav spec (aero package same as the one in this thread) for the wife and it is easily head and shoulders above everything else in that sector. Even with the "tablet" stuck the dash.

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Bladedancer said:

You say this as if there was anything wrong with liking the classic setup with RWD and straight 6. Also, some people here seem to think that you can only enjoy s car on the very edge. Where does this idiotic notion come from?

Also pardon me for saying this, but the styling is very fast-and-furious. And it doesn't fit Merc at all. It's like man in his 60s putting on his teenage grandson's clothes in an attempt to be hip and modern. Outcome is predictable and there's no point and no need for it. MB doesn't have to go there.

The next 140 is going to be a 4 pot, so now is the time to buy a new one as it will probably be the last small straight 6 hatchback you'll be able to buy.

Also you can buy the AMG A Class without the aeropack and look like a 180d if that's what you want

[Jacks0n]

Beautiful car.. much like the A45 I bet will be massively out of my price range.

[steveb8189]

Is it just me or did anyone else think the "slippery setting" may be more akin to the Ford drift mode...

[TheOversteerLever]

At least Merc give them proper brakes unlike the piss poor single piston sliders that VAG fit on their Golf R and Audi S3!

[alexrogers92]

I think it actually looks quite smart. If the A45's of recent were anything to go by, it'll be a bloody good car too!

[cerb4.5lee]

Gameface said:

It just made me sigh inwardly when the Mercedes was dismissed in the very first post on the thread because it's not a RWD 6 cylinder BMW.

Indeed, and lets be honest the 1 series has to be one of the worst examples going in terms of a 6 cylinder RWD BMW. The chassis/suspension is a complete mess, and it gets mentioned how poor it is in every 1 series review I've read.

Looks are subjective but for me its one of the most ugly Bmw's ever made. I'm not that impressed with the chav direction that the A Class has gone in, but I don't think its ugly and I do really like the interior.

The 1 series interior is like dropping back into 2004, dated doesn't even cover it.