A-Class [Hot!] Mercedes-AMG A35 4Matic Goes Official With 302 Horsepower

[cawimmer430]

Some quick and dirty Photoshop work - foreseeable colors for the AMG range, in my dirty mind! Select your favorite! Left out black because I don't like black on most cars.



Dark Blue

Hyundai N-Blue

Elegant Brown

Golden Brown

Olive Green

SLS Electric Drive Green

Yellow Green

Metallic Orange

Purple

Glamor Purple

Red

Elegant Red

Emotion Red

Turquoise

Polar White

 

[Merc1]

I can't wait to see the full lineup of 2nd generation compacts from Mercedes. We should get all of them except the hatch and the B_Class here in the U.S. The A45 Sedan is going to be a riot. The GLB will probably be the most popular. Basically you're getting a new GLK and with this A_Class sedan you're getting as much of the 190E as you'll ever get again.

M

 

[Centurion]

Some quick and dirty Photoshop work - foreseeable colors for the AMG range, in my dirty mind! Select your favorite! Left out black because I don't like black on most cars.



Dark Blue

Hyundai N-Blue

Elegant Brown

Golden Bro...

Thanks. Red for me. I've seen the new A in the colour and it suits it brilliantly.

 

[fortuner]

Nice one @cawimmer430

I like Red

The blue also looks nice.

 

[mehdi tavakol]

oops

Erlkönig: Weiterer A 35 4MATIC Testträger in Denimblau - Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog / Mercedes Benz, smart, Maybach, AMG

 

[cawimmer430]

^Those are the summer AMG wheels which are going on my upcoming A250!^

Incidentally I was contacted by the salesman at MB today; my car will arrive first week of November. I wish I could skip October and head straight to November!

 

[mehdi tavakol]

 

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[Wolfgang]

Paris 2018: Erste Bilder der Weltpremiere des A 35 4MATIC - Mercedes-Benz Passion Blog / Mercedes Benz, smart, Maybach, AMG

 

[Merc1]

This is really nice, but they A35 Sedan should be debuting now too.

M

 

[cawimmer430]

Man, that blue color is just...

 

[Merc1]

Hopefully we can see the A35 Sedan in LA next month.

M

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

Take away the go fast stickers, spoiler and front bumper flicks and you have one fantastic looking little hot hatch.

 

[Centurion]

Take away the go fast stickers, spoiler and front bumper flicks and you have one fantastic looking little hot hatch.

I agree. The aggressive touches are okey on the AMG 45 but overkill on the 35.

 

[cawimmer430]

It’s Official: New Mercedes-AMG A45 Getting Drift Mode, 8sp Dual Clutch Transmission

Mercedes-AMG are stepping up their game with the all-new A45 that’s currently in the development phase.

The super hot hatch will welcome a few major upgrades compared to the outgoing model, including a Drift mode, which was confirmed to journalists present at the 2018 Paris Auto Show by the AMG boss, Tobias Moers, reports CarAdvice.

“Okay, you can go sideways with it”, said the Affalterbach-based performance brand’s chief when asked about the then rumored Drift mode. The technology is expected to be controlled by a computer, just like in the larger E63, which should make drifting easy to anyone sitting behind the wheel.

Moers also revealed another novelty for the upcoming Mercedes-AMG A45: the addition of a dual-clutch eight-speed automatic transmission, unlike the current iteration and its seven-speed auto. “Yes, it’s a dual-clutch eight-speed. The A35 is a seven-speed, the 45 will have an eight-speed.”

The 4Matic permanent all-wheel drive will remain standard, and together with the tuned chassis, should make the A45 a peach around corners. “The chassis compared to today is unbelievable. We have various suspension in the car, and it’s an improvement in every perspective. There’s more comfort, more rigidity in every way, so we put a lot of effort into the body in white. There’s lots of reinforcement and it fits perfectly”, Tobias Moers added.

Power wise, the car will remain one of the kings of the segment, with more than 400 hp produced by a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. In a previous statement, the AMG boss said that every component of the powertrain is new and perfectly tuned, admitting that he’s “not a fan of over-powered cars”.

One final upgrade that will put more distance between the A45 and the regular models, in addition to the more aerodynamic exterior and extra work inside, will be the MBUX infotainment system. The feature will benefit from “a dedicated super sport kind of screen”, providing drivers with all the required performance information.

The ‘45’ moniker will make its way to the Sedan version of the new A-Class, too, which is the one coming to the United States. If recent reports turn out to be correct, then a more track-focused version of both cars, presumably named the Mercedes-AMG A45S or A50, will sit at the top of the range.



https://www.carscoops.com/2018/10/official-new-mercedes-amg-a45-getting-drift-mode-8sp-dual-clutch-transmission/

 

[Centurion]

Does Drift mode mean that 80% of the power will be sent to the back?

 

[cawimmer430]

Does Drift mode mean that 80% of the power will be sent to the back?

We‘ll find out soon enough when more information becomes available.

I just hope this won‘t result in another Ford Focus RS fiasco - you know, boy racers flocking to the A45 AMG in order to „drift“ it, giving the car a bad reputation!

 

[Amat46]

^^ Well if the A45 is getting the same AWD configuration as in the E63, then its 100% to the rear.

 

[Srbb]

same 4matic, over 400hp, 100% RWD drift mode...this will be a hot hatch...audi i think can't match this...or the RS3 will have similar 100% RWD ?

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

I would bet more for a system similar to that of the Ford Fokus RS. Otherwise, to send the drive only to the rear wheels would require not only a first ever but also a very complex system for a car with a transverse engine and drive based on the front wheels. This type of cars use very simple transfer case which is only gears to split the drive and in front of the rear axle there is a Haldex electro-hydraulic multiclutch. To decouple the front axle would require some type of clutch incorporated in the transfer case or between it and the front differential, which is not present at any car at the moment.