The first A45 version of the gen-three W176 entered the hot hatch market with a hell of a bang in 2013, its 2.0-litre turbo ...

The A45 S 4Matic+ Plus, to give it its full name, was only available as a five-door hatchback. If you wanted a saloon you had to settle for the A35, the 300hp one rather than the A35 that Austin made.

In 1986 the W124 E AMG saloon, nicknamed The Hammer, defined AMG. Its beastly 5.6-litre V8 produced 280 kW. Now that’s blown away by the Mercedes-AMG A45 S with 310 kW and 500 Nm of torque.

Following twelve years of thrilling performance the Mercedes-AMG A45 "hypersonic missile" model reaches its end of production. Since 2013 when it launched the hot hatch introduced turbocharging to ...