Mercedes-AMG Is Killing Its Best 4-Cylinder Hot Hatch And Charging $90,500 For The Goodbye

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Mercedes-AMG launches a Final Edition for the A 45 S 4Matic+.
It features Manufactur grey paint, yellowish graphics, and aero kit.
The hyper hatch is priced astatine £67,965 ($90,500) successful the UK.

Mercedes whitethorn person decided to extend the A-Class lifecycle to 2028 by moving accumulation from Germany to Hungary, but the show flagship won’t beryllium on for that ride. The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ has picked up the “Final Edition” attraction successful Europe and the UK, serving arsenic a farewell to the hyper hatch.

The exemplary is simply a travel up to the “Limited Edition” from 2024, but swaps the vivid greenish hue for a stealthier look. The exterior comes successful Manufactur Mountain Grey Magno, paired with Dark Chrome doorway handles, an array of yellowish accents, and 45 S decals on the profile. More decals beryllium connected the reflector caps and rear wing, and the substance filler headdress gets a metallic chrome decorativeness with AMG lettering.

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The Final Edition comes modular with AMG Night Package I and II for the Dark Chrome details, positive the AMG Aerodynamics Package with its splitter, canards, diffuser blade, and rear wing. It rides connected achromatic 19-inch forged alloys with a achromatic ringing and yellowish accents, down which beryllium gloss achromatic calipers with achromatic AMG lettering.

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Inside, the AMG Performance seats are upholstered successful achromatic Artico synthetic leather and Microcut microfiber, with yellowish contrasting stitching and “45 S” embroidery. The compartment is adorned by yellowish details and aluminum inserts, portion the halfway console features a dedicated “45 S Final Edition” badge.

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Under the hood sits the acquainted turbocharged 2.0-liter, 1 of the astir potent four-cylinder engines successful the world. Output holds astatine 416 hp (310 kW / 421 PS) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of torque, clearing the 395 hp (294 kW / 400 PS) of the rival Audi RS3 Sportback.

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The motor pairs exclusively with an eight-speed AMG Speedshift DCT-8G gearbox and the AMG Performance 4Matic+ all-wheel-drive strategy with AMG Torque Control. That operation gets the A 45 S from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) successful 3.9 seconds, connected to an electronically constricted apical velocity of 270 km/h (168 mph).

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The Mercedes-AMG A 45 S 4Matic+ Final Edition is priced astatine £67,965 successful the UK, astir $90,500 astatine existent speech rates.

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Mercedes hasn’t fixed accumulation numbers for the farewell special, which should beryllium discontinued aboriginal this year. The existent A 45 arrived successful 2020 and picked up a mild facelift successful precocious 2022.

The remainder of the A-Class lineup carries connected until 2028, erstwhile we expect a caller entry-level Mercedes. Odds are the adjacent show mentation goes afloat electric, pursuing the caller 671 hp (500 kW / 680 PS) Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 sedan and shooting brake.