With downsizing and a greater emphasis placed upon efficiency, it’s fair to say that things are changing at Mercedes-Benz. Nowhere is this more evident than in the firm’s Affalterbach subsidiary, where V8s are getting smaller by the year and V12s are being eyed with increasing disdain. In the A45 and its booted CLA45 stablemate AMG has now courted with squeezing blistering performance and spine-tingling sound from a four-cylinder engine. thankfully the effect is more full-fat than semi-skimmed, as CAR journalist Wilhelm Lutjeharms found out at the recent global launch.
Mercedes has now released a video showing its AMG fours together, at last. Sit through the initial smiling model/detail/stunning landscape bits and you’ll be treated to the sight of the duo trying to outdo one another on a racetrack – it’s worth the wait…