Mercedes-Benz South Africa has revealed pricing for the new Mercedes-AMG A45 S, with the hyper-hatch coming in at just under R1-million.
Now live on the local configurator, the Mercedes-AMG A45 S 4Matic+ starts at R990 108. That makes it around R235 000 more expensive than the A35.
Standard features for the SA-spec A45 S include adaptive LED headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, sports seats, the MBUX infotainment system (with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, although going for the 10,25-inch display will cost you an extra R10 000), 19-inch five-twin-spoke alloys, tyre-pressure monitoring and red-painted brake callipers.
Ticking the “Edition 1” box adds R144 500 to the price of the most extreme A-Class, while available packages include a lane-tracking package (R12 500), the AMG aerodynamics package (R26 350), a parking package (R14 000) and the AMG Performance “high-end” seat package (R77 000).
Other interesting options include a panoramic sliding sunroof (R15 200), heated front seats (R5 000), AMG “real performance sound” (effectively, engine and intake noise played through the speakers … for R6 100), AMG ride control suspension (R22 400) and a Burmester surround sound system (R10 200).
As a reminder, the A45 S (like the slightly more expensive CLA45 S) employs a turbocharged 2,0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine offering a whopping 310 kW and 500 N.m to all four wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. That’s enough, says the Affalterbach-based performance division, for a sprint from standstill to 100 km/h in 3,9 seconds and a top speed of 270 km/h.
