SPY PICS: A-Class AMG spotted on test

Meister A-Class Mercedes-Benz on track to take on Golf R
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Chunky wheels, body kit and dual exhausts might have featured in the photos issued of the all-new Benz A-Class at its launch in Geneva this year, but these don’t necessarily point to what will be seen on cooking varieties of the now-conventionally styled and engineered VW Golf/BMW 1 Series/Audi A3 challenger.

What they do point to, is the far from secret plans Benz has to introduce an AMG version of the new car, as seen here in the spy photos supplied by Carparazzi. Complete with all the good gear aforementioned, the AMG A-Class will come with a pumped-up version of the 2.0-litre engine producing as much as 260kW (highest power so far in the new A-Class is 155kW), plus bigger brakes and the Benz 4Matic all-wheel drive system to put it all effectively to the road. Transmission is expected to be the seven-speed dual-clutch system seen elsewhere in the new A-Class.

Word is that the AMG A-Class will directly target VW’s 50K or thereabouts all-wheel drive, 188kW Golf R at the top end of the range.

— with Carparazzi

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