Mercedes-Benz A Class News
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Mercedes-Benz added the new A-Class for 2019 but the baby sedan tops out with 188 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque from a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4. Enter the new A35 from Mercedes-AMG. The A35 is the first of two AMG-tuned versions of the compact Mercedes sedan. An 45 should also be coming, though the car is likely a year or more out. That's fine as there's plenty of performance on offer from the A35. Like the A35 hatchback sold overseas, the A35 sedan features a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 making a stout 302 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. A 7-speed dual-clutch...
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2019 Mercedes A-Class priced: $33,495 now required for the Three-Pointed Star clubThe 2019 A-Class sedan is the first of Mercedes-Benz's new generation of compact cars bound for the United States, and when it reaches showrooms this spring it will carry a $33,495 starting price. The figure, which includes destination, is for an A220 with front-wheel drive. Opt for all-wheel drive...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG A45 horsepower figures possibly revealed via insurance website
The leaky faucet that is the internet may have spoiled yet another surprise. A German insurance website lists the Mercedes-AMG A45 and A45 S as future models and supplies power figures to boot. The insurer, HUK24, names both models on its website for future insurance policies, which Motor1 first...
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Mercedes-AMG has a new A45 coming, and this is what its drift mode can do
Mercedes-AMG has just revealed the new 302-horsepower A35 hot hatch, but the Affalterbach tuner still has the even hotter redesigned A45 in the hopper, and the car has just been previewed in a dramatic teaser video. The new A45 hatch is due for a reveal in early 2019, and while we won't see it in...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG A45 hatchback spy shots and video
Mercedes-Benz has a redesigned A-Class on its hands, and this time around there is both a hatchback and a sedan, the latter of which we'll see here in the United States. They're the first of eight body styles planned for Mercedes' new generation of compacts. Another is a redesigned B-Class minivan...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 spy shots
Mercedes-AMG's current crop of 45 series cars are little rockets. Their heavily breathed on 2.0-liter inline-4s makes otherwise ordinary cars quite lovable, not to mention shockingly quick. For its next generation of compact cars, AMG will offer two levels of performance, starting with the A-Class...
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Although all eyes were on the Mercedes-AMG A35 at the 2018 Paris motor show, it's the upcoming A45 that promises real performance credentials. Now we have the latest details on the AMG A45 hot hatchback straight from AMG boss Tobias Moers. The chairman of the management board of Mercedes-AMG told Car Advice in a Tuesday report the next-generation A45 will be an "all-new story" and it has "nothing in common with what you know today." Specifically, he said the A-Class based hot hatch will boast an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, unlike the A35's 7-speed dual-clutch. Additionally, a...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 hot hatch revealed with 302 horsepower
Mercedes-AMG has revealed its first take on Mercedes-Benz's new generation of compact cars. The car is the new A35 based on the A-Class hatchback, and it was revealed on Tuesday at the 2018 Paris auto show. The A35 isn't a direct replacement for the outgoing A45. That model is due out later. That's...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class first drive review: A better baby Benz
The route south from Seattle to Yakima, Washington, winds through the Mount Rainier National Park. Streams and valleys bracket the road, the scenery changes from green to brown, and Mount Rainier stands majestically in the distance, snow-capped even in September. The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class is a...
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Mercedes-AMG A35 hot hatch teased ahead of 2018 Paris auto show
Update: The 2019 Mercedes-AMG A35 hatchback has been revealed. You'll find all the details at this link. Mercedes-Benz's latest A-Class has already arrived in hatchback and sedan guises, and soon we'll see another A-Class variant revealed. We're talking about the new Mercedes-AMG A35 hot hatch due...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan makes US debut: The new entry point
Mercedes-Benz's new A-Class sedan has been out for a while, but the handsome compact has finally made its debut in the United States. Unveiled Wednesday in New York City, the streamlined sedan will reach showrooms late this year initially in A220 guise only. More models are planned though...
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Usher calls the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG incredible
We already explained to you why we're so crazy about AMG's new range of compact performance cars, and now Mercedes-Benz has strapped hip-hop star Usher into a new A45 AMG hatchback and let him loose on a track. Usher is a self-proclaimed AMG fan, which might make him biased towards the marque, but...
Joel Feder
