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Motoring World considers the news that Mercedes-AMG chief Tobias Moers has confirmed
the next-generation A45 AMG hyper hatch will get a four-cylinder engine – with
more than 400bhp.
Power
Speaking at this month’s revealing of the new Mercedes
A-Class, Moers confirmed that the AMG will have an all-new four-cylinder
engine.
He explained that despite the recent 21bhp increase in
Mercedes power to an impressive 376bhp, it is still not possible to extract
more horse power from the current turbocharged engine. So with competitors
confirming there will be cars surpassing the 400bhp mark, Mercedes is
determined to come up with something even more explosive.
Whole Package
Moers said: “It is important for our customers to have the
most powerful car in the segment... to us, it is important to offer the whole
package”.
With Nurburgring lap times dominating the headlines in
recent months, this new A45 may get around the 12.9-mile track in less than
eight minutes –at least 10 seconds faster than the outgoing A45 AMG.
Mercedes, however, is not yet considering electrification or
hybrid power for its top-spec AMG models and won’t simply install a bigger
turbo or rejig the ECU. Using BMW’s six-cylinder M-cars as an example, Mercedes
would not drop the V8 C63, “when it is within one or two mpg of lesser rivals.”
The visual changes made to Merc’s standard A-Class will make
their way onto the CLA and GLA next year, with both models getting the uprated
AMG engines in the coming months.
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