I was thinking the same thing. I mean if Skoda can make a rally car, Amg can as well. Budget is definitely not the reason they never tried. If they can spend billions on F1 and GT racing then it would be nice to take some of that money and make a rally car.
Bruno Begic they definitely wont do that at the moment since they are losing a lot of money this year and not looking forward to a bright future. They lose money on every single sold car, have to lay off 10% of their employees (which means 30.000 people lose their job) and just cant compete with other manufacturers because tjeir cars are too Expansive to produce because they are made put of way more parts and the amount of options and different configurations is huge
Not sure if youre reading this but in every video you do. You should add a clip showing how the ambient lighting looks at night. I think that is something very important to add as it is a big part of a cars interior today.
I really like what Mercedes and AMG are doing with the A, CLA and GLA right now. Great interiors, great motor, fun to drive, proper enthusiast AWD system, etc. There's a lot to like!
Small weight, all wheel drive, superfast automatics, and turbocharged engines (with potential eletric motors) does that. Wonderful times we live in; 15-20 years ago Ferraris and Lambos were going a little under 5 seconds to 100 kmh(60mph), now an entry amg car goes 3.6
I much prefer this type of video as apposed to the silly and not so informative drag race stuff . Matt is really at his best here . He is the best car journo by far .
I bought this car 2 months ago. And idk why this video suddnly popped up now. Just want to say Mat is the best car journalist I’ve ever met in this world. Keep up the good work bud
@@saadsniber4848 haha funny. Give me one "every day scenario" where a drift Mode is necessary. You won't find one because something like a drift Mode is only interesting for 0,1% of every car owner.
I'm using the Supersport display on my A35 every day and it's awesome. You just need to configure it a bit. You need to move your touch-pads top and bottom in all three sections to get what you want. In the middle section you can get pretty much you what you had in the G-class.
@Aru Sub not bad at all. Mostly driving in the city I'm averaging 11.2-11.4 l/100km (not sure what mpg this corresponds to 😅). The lowest I got was 7.0l/100km on a slow, slow 200km ride.
In india,the 150-200% price increase due to taxes and duties means that reasonable drivers cars cost as much high end sports cars,hence ppl have to make do with boring commuters😭😭
It does look like a lumpy custard pudding In this colour. Some yellows work and some yellows don’t. Even nice yellows need the right body shape to make them work. This is a very dull yellow on a dumpy body shape and it’s not working at all.
A girlfriend who prefers a vehicle because it's small and fast? Not an SUV? She's a keeper. That's rare in America. And to prove my point, they don't even offer this car here. They turn it into a damn SUV.
Yes god forbid we ever have a hatchback. You can buy a hatch of an A or C class in Canada, even though they barely have a tenth of our population, plus offering them for sale in the US wouldn't cost anything as Canada and the US basically have identical requirements for things like lighting and safety. Better jack up every hatchback sold everywhere else 2 inches and cover it up with plastic cladding - instant hit! At least on the worst instance of this I've ever seen (CX-30) we still have the hatchback available over here (mazda3). I daily drive a Golf R just because I wanted a nice hatch with features, and it's one of the few. I would've just gotten a regular golf but they cheapen the crap out of the Mexican ones they sell here.
A few years ago I learnt in America the reason why there's so many SUV and larger cars is because of something called the "chicken" tax. Long story short, it's cheaper to buy a 4wd/SUV than a smaller car or smaller truck like a Toyota Hilux.
Hey, just got the A45s, but I actually prefer the old a45. Something about actual analogue Speedo rather than digital. Plus I find that whilst the new A45s has significantly improved the acceleration lag I found in comfort mode which the old A45 had (where I’d put my foot down and it took the car a few seconds to kick in)... I don’t want to drive it in comfort mode, I want to drive in sport +, and in manual... and in manual, I find the A45s a bit laggy in shift changes. And I can’t tell you how sad I was about the sound down grade with the exhaust system. With the improved comfort mode, and quiet sound engine, and terrible fuel economy of the new A45s, I almost wish I had bought a Tesla! All the fun bits of the A45 were in the old model... AND I don’t rate the burmeister sound system, I think the Harmon kardon system in the old A45 a LOT more punchier, with great surround and a nice deep base. This just doesn’t compare. What do you think? Ps, I like your show, but I notice you don’t review the sound systems in them... why is that? I think audio is important, and good speakers are essential in any car.
He’s not exactly forthcoming though is he? It’s a nice car, terrible colour. Not to mention it’s German. Amazing engineering, that only lasts for about 50k km before it falls apart and needs a another 2500 sterling in maintenance and repairs. Mercedes is a joke. Ford, as much as you may hate them, make a car that lasts. It’s embarrassing that the yanks beat the whole of Europe engineering. Have a laugh, yet, it’s true!
I'm upgrading from a 2018 W176 A45 and, wow, the difference in quality is massive. My only disappointment is that I can't get a matte grey in Australia like I could with the W176.
lol i mean every reviewer gets products to review. whether its cars or even something cheaper like phones or even video games. only thing to hate about this car is its price. id rather just get a ford hot hatch and a bunch of strippers&blow
I really want to see Matt going on a Roadtrip to Switzerland and then driving some Passes there (Gotthard Pass or Nufenen Pass or Grimsel Pass etc.) It would be awesome to see both the car’s daily driver capabilities and the fun/race capabilities
Matt excellent review but the comment about the cruise control and lane assist is not 100% as there is 1 option available to add and that the driver's assistance pack and then yes you would get the features that you had on the car in Germany and yes its also available to the UK market at £1,495
Nah, I would take the A45s any day over the G. It looks better, is more aerodynamic, has plenty of Horsepower for a hot hatch and is practical because it's not a huge Off road vehicle that some idiot put on the street.
@@sm7085 yea, it's like a Bear in a Cage, it does not belong there. I think the AMG variants of the G-Class are stupid, they should be Off road focused like fords Raptor line up.
Had my A45S (Plus spec in Denim Blue) for 4 months & 4,000 miles. Absolutely love it ! It’s an absolute beast, that is still fun to drive ‘sensibly’ ! Have to admit that the Audi RS3 sounds much better though ! Excellent review Mat
@AlphaOneHow can you even compare pakistan to India. India's covid 19 relif package is larger than Pakistan's entire economy. Btw, does Pakistanis even know what "roads" are??😂have you ever heard of India's Golden quadrilateral network of highways???Pakistani government keeps on feeding you with crappy info. So ya better get updated.
@@ksp3324 if you want to compare roads then Pakistan does have multiple great highways and motorways built and so does India more so than Pakistan but talking generally which includes roads other than the motorway networks then India has many more damaged or in built roads largely due to the fact that it’s a bigger country and also so does Pakistan has many damaged roads too. Btw you guys probably have a better answer to this arguement but i said it as a joke so take it as one
@@uzairather4231 Yes, India has damaged, weathered roads in rural areas. But that just doesn't affect rural connectivity. The government has not taken any real initiative to develop rural road networks . But most of the roads in India are well maintained. Pakistan is a bit inferior in that scenario. Btw, what i told was also a joke. Hope you took it as one.✌👍
Sadly, Carwow is starting to pull the classic clickbait manouvres. In the video, he is also using the idiotic "things I hate about my..." But as long as they keep crazy drag races, I'm fine
Yes, you can turn it off, but the problem is that she's meant to respond when you say "Hey, Mercedes", not "Mercedes". They haven't quite got it right yet. A work in progress. I've turned mine off. Otherwise you have to say, "Merc", "Benz", or some other variation of "Mercedes" unless you want to have a conversation with her...
I’d love to see a comparison between the different adaptive cruise control systems that are on offer. I absolutely hated it on my ‘14 Audi S3. It started breaking far too early when approaching a lorry in the slowlane. Also in traffic it used to keep too much distance between the car in front of you, so everyone jumped in front of you. Also, you couldn’t disengage the adaptive cruise control and ‘engage’ traditional cruise control... So how good/bad are the systems from Mercedes or BMW etc.? For now I’ve gone back to traditional cruise control on my current car. Works for me!
"Plus-Model"; that you in the UK get so generalized packages. Visit the German configurator once and view all the options. Anyways, I love the yellow and other option you took. Great choice!
Until now, the RS3 was my favourite of these super hot hatches, but for me this thing overtakes the RS3 sportback on every category but engine sound, and possibly interior design (I don`t love how the screens look like they`re just leaning against the dash rather than being more fluidly integrated into the dash design) It may even dethrone the RS3 saloon as my fav small rocket if I look at it long enough I will say I`m super hyped for the next gen RS3 to drop to see how both cars comparr, though after a quick google search, I don`t love what I`m seeing from the spy shots
I bought a 2020 Mini Countryman cooper s sport and the only thing the new petrol filter did was prevent the car from popping and banging. But it still sounds mental so I’m happy with it. Nothing better than starting it early morning when it is 1 degrees in the uk, sounds amazing and annoys the neighbours.
Lack of adaptive cruise control is a deal breaker for me. I had to drive a x-class truck without it last week on a 600 mile round trip. It made me realise how much I love having it on my car.
Great video Matt, one idea for the Merc, could be you popping to a track with it and its rivals and seeing which is fastest with you in it vs which is faster with a Stig in it. Plus maybe the time difference in different driving modes, is track the fastest mode etc. You could also take a proper hot hatch along too to see the time different, maybe a focus ST?
"Canards reminds me of the word duck in French" That's probably because the term "canard" came from the appearance of an early French plane, which was said to look like a duck
Well done Matt. What an excellent straight up and honest review. Can't fault you at all, and I think you're by far the best reviewer of cars on RUclips
"It feel's expensive". That's because it IS ffs. The S starts at over 61.000 €! No proper hot hatch should cost that much. Hot hatchbacks are supposed to be affordable. This just isn't.
@@scottmatthew9605 I completely agree. Mat called it a hot hatch though. I own a hot hatch myself so I know what a hot hatch is. This is why I think calling this a hot hatch is ridiculous.
Sadly right. There's nothing that beats this in performance in it's class. 420 HP from a 2 Liter is insanity. I don't see Audi or BMW getting close anytime soon. Let's wait and see.
Brisk car..Not bad for a freebie. I would want active cruise on anything new over £35k. I gather that you don't pay for the tyres ! I liked the futuristic hyper mode dash graphic or whatever you called it. Being a bit north of 50 I prefer more understated styling in variants of cars based on everyday shells....I would expect some would be laugh at me driving that....Very bold. I hope MB don't make similar mistake they did approx 20 years ago & downgrade finish & quality.....interior is class leading. I never get bored with your taking time to show us practical things like sockets &, pockets. I haven't noticed you doing brief ratings on ICE (audio).....this may be useful for folk unsure whether to tick an upgrade box or simply accept the audio fitted. A 1-10 grading score would do.....More comments re options , option packs & prices might interest some too
It's the best in its class and also i believe that mercedes put the fake exhaust by purpose because it's mercedes and they don't want their cars to be bad
The A45S looks amazing and is definitely top of its class. It desperately NEEDS ACC which is invaluable for late night motorway journeys home as you say, plus great for 'managed motorway speed zones'! Deal breaker for me after having ACC in an S3. Add it as a UK option please Mercedes, and let us have adaptive dampers without the kiddy boy-racer canards and rear spoiler (it's not a Civic Type R)! Also, leather seats are essential, but Alcantara on the steering wheel is awful. I loath the stuff - unhygienic even if the sole driver. Stick to real leather.
It’s an awesome car, I’ve had one for a few months, the power is useable and it damn well holds the road, it’s an all rounder. I’ve honestly had more fun in this than super cars such as Ferrari’s etc and super saloons and tourings such as M5, RS6 and M3’s.
I've decided my next car is the GLA 45S. I'll lose a couple tenths in the 0-100 sprint but due to much easier exit and entry and my lower back issue, I need the higher ride. I drove an A45 in 2016 but ended up going for an RSQ3 for that exact reason. The GLA model back then was much lower than the one now, where they have finally made it a proper compact SUV. In Australia the GLA is like 120K, for that price there's the Genesis GV60 performance, a Model Y performance with the full autopilot option and a few other performance SUV's but the Merc seems to have the exact combination of class AND wild sportiness to its interior. Plus, it will likely be the last new ICE car I buy so I'll keep it long term, tune it when out of warranty and so forth. The RSQ3 is out for me this time, as Audi have finally made it catch up with all needed tech, but they've completely neutered the exhaust and the launch control. I've seen a T-Roc R with 30% less power annihilate it from a standing start. I know this can all be fixed with gearbox and LC tuning but you can't get away with it without losing warranty, and I am not going to throw away a 5 year warranty on an 120K car. The 5 cylinder sounds glorious in itself, and it's just so tractable when on the move, hence why this has been such a hard decision as it's one of my favourite engines. If the RS3 wasn't so hard for me to get in and out of I'd have gotten one of those. But I digress. The GLA45S is it. I sometimes have one or two passengers at the very most, usually am on my own travelling around the country, and now with the adaptive dampers it will be ideal for me and there'll be no worries as to whether there will be a way to charge it in the middle of the country LOL.. I think Ill wait till at least 2030 to get an EV, God Willing I am still here and the world hasn't gone to shit.
Great video. Concerning the exhaust noise you're probably dealing with a speaker under the car's bonnet. Saying this because I saw it in a Golf R. They're amplifying the noises because they know it sounds not how you'd want it. Other option is that the stereo speakers make a broom broom sound when you press the pedal.
Come on then, what do you want to see Mat drag race against in his A45 S? Let us know!
Yianni running
I want to see a amg 45 vs a dog vs a laferrari
Yannimize and you
What happened to Mats g63
Audi RS3 Sportback
"I like it because it is small and it is fast" ... Matt ... what have you done to that girl!
oh my...
Well, it's true though, tall and wide vehicles suck
Your mom
@@DefinitelyNotEmma r/woooosh
@@yourmom336 no just no
18 minutes long review , but didn't feel bored even a bit . That's how good Matt is as a journalist .
I Didn't Even Realise It Is 18 Minutes Lol
with 6 minutes of his girlfriend it would have been so much better
To me that's the difference between him and Doug DeMuro. Doug's videos are just as long, but they feel it. Whereas Mat's videos don't.
It doesn't matter, whether it's 8 minutes, 18 minutes or 28 minutes. Watson is a great journalist indeed
She said it folks she likes it because "it's small and it's fast". Now we know why she's dating our boy.
The fact no one replied
bruuhhhhhhh underrated af
Don't do Mat like that haha
ononononono ☠️
😂😂😂😂
*I know it will never happen but it would be great to see one of these competing in the WRC.*
I was thinking the same thing. I mean if Skoda can make a rally car, Amg can as well. Budget is definitely not the reason they never tried. If they can spend billions on F1 and GT racing then it would be nice to take some of that money and make a rally car.
Yeah, never but in fairness AMG wouldn't need a super hatchback as a base car...
Bruno Begic they definitely wont do that at the moment since they are losing a lot of money this year and not looking forward to a bright future. They lose money on every single sold car, have to lay off 10% of their employees (which means 30.000 people lose their job) and just cant compete with other manufacturers because tjeir cars are too Expansive to produce because they are made put of way more parts and the amount of options and different configurations is huge
Too heavy
Would love to see a Megane RS in WRC
Not sure if youre reading this but in every video you do. You should add a clip showing how the ambient lighting looks at night. I think that is something very important to add as it is a big part of a cars interior today.
They don’t have a lot of time
@@ranelphilip1049 yeah they do lmao
@@ranelphilip1049 They can put the car in a garage and turn off the lights. Its not hard to simulate darkness
all the reviewer have a nightmare of night they dont want to shot in night for some reason all around the globe
I really like what Mercedes and AMG are doing with the A, CLA and GLA right now. Great interiors, great motor, fun to drive, proper enthusiast AWD system, etc. There's a lot to like!
Agree but the seats are shit though. So uncomfortable and lack of adjustment is just ridiculous in a car that costs this much.
The first time I've ever seen that A45 cleaned properly
right?
Apart from dashboard screen
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0-60 in 3.6 is absolutely nuts! Especially for a hatchback
Thtz super insane.... itz really quick!!
It was damp and greasy as well very impressive
supercar time
Small weight, all wheel drive, superfast automatics, and turbocharged engines (with potential eletric motors) does that. Wonderful times we live in; 15-20 years ago Ferraris and Lambos were going a little under 5 seconds to 100 kmh(60mph), now an entry amg car goes 3.6
@@Omgiamsotriggered not only that but those tires are really good. can't even compare to whatever was available 15 years ago
I much prefer this type of video as apposed to the silly and not so informative drag race stuff .
Matt is really at his best here . He is the best car journo by far .
Matt’s girlfriend: small is better
Naughty!
Small and quick !
Small and fast - review of Matt‘s ummmm....
Instant pickup and finished the course in 10.3 seconds
only guys comment
Matt: British roads are bad
India, Russia and Eastern Europe: hold my potholes
Nigerian Roads: Shame.
I dearly invite you to try Mexican roads.
Brazil: Hold my moon craters!
Moroccan roads: Hold my sand ways
Canada: potholes eh?
I bought this car 2 months ago. And idk why this video suddnly popped up now. Just want to say Mat is the best car journalist I’ve ever met in this world. Keep up the good work bud
Girlfriend:"it's small and it's fast"
Matt:is that why you like me?
Small and fast... 🤔
@@Koffieleuter light particles
Bruh😂😳
O sele wena🤣🤣🤣
Ar u the rear Bibier?
Please do a drag race between this and the CLA 45 so we know what really is the difference and if its worth that much money 💰 😀
It's the exact same car, just different on the outside....really
@@hohoshang32 no drift mode tho
@@franciscoribeiro9103 nobody needs a drift Mode tho
@@DefinitelyNotEmma explains why you're a girl.
@@saadsniber4848 haha funny. Give me one "every day scenario" where a drift Mode is necessary. You won't find one because something like a drift Mode is only interesting for 0,1% of every car owner.
I'm using the Supersport display on my A35 every day and it's awesome. You just need to configure it a bit. You need to move your touch-pads top and bottom in all three sections to get what you want. In the middle section you can get pretty much you what you had in the G-class.
@Aru Sub not bad at all. Mostly driving in the city I'm averaging 11.2-11.4 l/100km (not sure what mpg this corresponds to 😅). The lowest I got was 7.0l/100km on a slow, slow 200km ride.
This hatchback is fast like a sports car and priced like one too😂
In South Africa, both the A45S and A35 cost more than an M4. The A45S costs as much as an M4 CS.
In india,the 150-200% price increase due to taxes and duties means that reasonable drivers cars cost as much high end sports cars,hence ppl have to make do with boring commuters😭😭
@@noisyplanet3397 Our economy is fkd...
Noisy Planet m4 better than a45s so you should choose the m4 it is a good chance when you live there
@@noisyplanet3397 they Have almost the same Power and this one weights less
Taxi Colour 💛
Faketaxi
It does look like a lumpy custard pudding In this colour. Some yellows work and some yellows don’t. Even nice yellows need the right body shape to make them work. This is a very dull yellow on a dumpy body shape and it’s not working at all.
@@hardevh4040 🤦♂️🥴
Yes sir
@@hardevh4040 😏
The car is really cool. But the fake exhaust, come on Mercedes. That was a bad surprise.
This car needs an Akrapovic Exhaust !
It's so damn lame to make fake exhausts, I mean come on, you're selling an enthusiast car with fake exhausts
M J u wouldn’t need it if eu regs didn’t exist
@@MJ-GR have you seen that new golf R with akropovic It sounds brilliant
@@SM-1010 The Volkswagen golf R has it
Imagine Mat's girlfriend got speedy fine before Mat did. That will be funny.
Teng Lup CHAN Times like this I wish you could laugh react on RUclips hahahahaha
@@ali._.hallani 😂
Speedy fine😂
Teng Lup CHAN hahahahahahahahaha
Waiting for Drag Races👍🏁
A girlfriend who prefers a vehicle because it's small and fast? Not an SUV? She's a keeper. That's rare in America. And to prove my point, they don't even offer this car here. They turn it into a damn SUV.
thats because she's not in America
Yes god forbid we ever have a hatchback. You can buy a hatch of an A or C class in Canada, even though they barely have a tenth of our population, plus offering them for sale in the US wouldn't cost anything as Canada and the US basically have identical requirements for things like lighting and safety.
Better jack up every hatchback sold everywhere else 2 inches and cover it up with plastic cladding - instant hit! At least on the worst instance of this I've ever seen (CX-30) we still have the hatchback available over here (mazda3).
I daily drive a Golf R just because I wanted a nice hatch with features, and it's one of the few. I would've just gotten a regular golf but they cheapen the crap out of the Mexican ones they sell here.
🤣🤣😂🤣
Its just the " story "
A few years ago I learnt in America the reason why there's so many SUV and larger cars is because of something called the "chicken" tax.
Long story short, it's cheaper to buy a 4wd/SUV than a smaller car or smaller truck like a Toyota Hilux.
Hey, just got the A45s, but I actually prefer the old a45. Something about actual analogue Speedo rather than digital. Plus I find that whilst the new A45s has significantly improved the acceleration lag I found in comfort mode which the old A45 had (where I’d put my foot down and it took the car a few seconds to kick in)... I don’t want to drive it in comfort mode, I want to drive in sport +, and in manual... and in manual, I find the A45s a bit laggy in shift changes. And I can’t tell you how sad I was about the sound down grade with the exhaust system. With the improved comfort mode, and quiet sound engine, and terrible fuel economy of the new A45s, I almost wish I had bought a Tesla! All the fun bits of the A45 were in the old model... AND I don’t rate the burmeister sound system, I think the Harmon kardon system in the old A45 a LOT more punchier, with great surround and a nice deep base. This just doesn’t compare. What do you think?
Ps, I like your show, but I notice you don’t review the sound systems in them... why is that? I think audio is important, and good speakers are essential in any car.
Mat's girlfriend: appears in video for 5 seconds
Video title: SEE WHAT MY GIRLFRIEND AND I THINK OF MY NEW DAILY DRIVER!!
well, he is not wrong.
But as predicted, she was brilliant with that insight.
We want 5mins of her dancing in a bikini
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Aston Martin DBX unloading and
He’s not exactly forthcoming though is he? It’s a nice car, terrible colour. Not to mention it’s German. Amazing engineering, that only lasts for about 50k km before it falls apart and needs a another 2500 sterling in maintenance and repairs. Mercedes is a joke. Ford, as much as you may hate them, make a car that lasts. It’s embarrassing that the yanks beat the whole of Europe engineering. Have a laugh, yet, it’s true!
9:45 He really pronounced "Kinetics" as "Kinematics" didn't he😂
Ah kohomada
Oya lankawe neda
@V G Daamn 🤣
Yes he did
Yes, I clocked that 😂
I'm upgrading from a 2018 W176 A45 and, wow, the difference in quality is massive.
My only disappointment is that I can't get a matte grey in Australia like I could with the W176.
Matt: "I go for dynamic which is the most..."
Me: "Umm, dynamic?!"
Matt: "...responsive"
Me: "yes"
“For the people outside it would seem like they’ve been overtaken by a slightly angry vacuum cleaner.” :) :) :)
One word Matt. 'punching' 😆
😂
Surprisingly, this car actually sounds nice irl. It's loud enough and the tone + shifts sound good, RUclips videos just don't do it justice
In the UK it’d be more of a cloud-roof vs sunroof 😂
1:50 we all know Matt’s girlfriend wasn’t talking about the car just then but of something else Matt has...
I guess she doesn't like big and slow
*P E N E T R A T E*
im waiting for yiannimize’s taycan vs mat’s merc with a 5 sec headstart!!!!
@M kay just like your name...mkay
@M kay Well, that's how they need to be in order to sell. Nobody wants to buy a new car with no tech.
14:51 This display is so retrowave style. Would fit many concept cars from the 80s
Amazing how a journalist can be given a new car by Mercedes and not let it influence his opinions.
LOL
It's Only Me Wait? R u ironic?
lol i mean every reviewer gets products to review. whether its cars or even something cheaper like phones or even video games.
only thing to hate about this car is its price. id rather just get a ford hot hatch and a bunch of strippers&blow
ad am why strippers??
@@ttamcc.4674 oh dear you havent lost your innocence yet
Because Matt is not just a journalist now, he’s an influencer.....even if his opinion does not appear to have been influenced.
I really want to see Matt going on a Roadtrip to Switzerland and then driving some Passes there (Gotthard Pass or Nufenen Pass or Grimsel Pass etc.)
It would be awesome to see both the car’s daily driver capabilities and the fun/race capabilities
Matt excellent review but the comment about the cruise control and lane assist is not 100% as there is 1 option available to add and that the driver's assistance pack and then yes you would get the features that you had on the car in Germany and yes its also available to the UK market at £1,495
Mat is try to convince himself so he don’t feel bad about his G wagon
G Wagon is showy but very painful to drive with it's awful handling
Nah, I would take the A45s any day over the G. It looks better, is more aerodynamic, has plenty of Horsepower for a hot hatch and is practical because it's not a huge Off road vehicle that some idiot put on the street.
@@DefinitelyNotEmma Exactly. I always find it odd seeing a G wagon on urban roads.
@@sm7085 yea, it's like a Bear in a Cage, it does not belong there. I think the AMG variants of the G-Class are stupid, they should be Off road focused like fords Raptor line up.
@@richardlabeja its not a sports car
Had my A45S (Plus spec in Denim Blue) for 4 months & 4,000 miles. Absolutely love it ! It’s an absolute beast, that is still fun to drive ‘sensibly’ ! Have to admit that the Audi RS3 sounds much better though ! Excellent review Mat
How was the wind and tyre noise.
British: our roads are bad
South America : have you seen our roads
Pakistan, India: you have roads ?
South Carolina, USA: the roads are like hell
@AlphaOne are you series cause you have to be blind to say that
@AlphaOneHow can you even compare pakistan to India. India's covid 19 relif package is larger than Pakistan's entire economy. Btw, does Pakistanis even know what "roads" are??😂have you ever heard of India's Golden quadrilateral network of highways???Pakistani government keeps on feeding you with crappy info. So ya better get updated.
@@ksp3324 if you want to compare roads then Pakistan does have multiple great highways and motorways built and so does India more so than Pakistan but talking generally which includes roads other than the motorway networks then India has many more damaged or in built roads largely due to the fact that it’s a bigger country and also so does Pakistan has many damaged roads too.
Btw you guys probably have a better answer to this arguement but i said it as a joke so take it as one
@@uzairather4231 Yes, India has damaged, weathered roads in rural areas. But that just doesn't affect rural connectivity. The government has not taken any real initiative to develop rural road networks . But most of the roads in India are well maintained. Pakistan is a bit inferior in that scenario.
Btw, what i told was also a joke. Hope you took it as one.✌👍
Title: see what my GIRLFRIEND & i think of this AMG A45S
Video: Mat's girlfriend appeared only 3 seconds of the 18 minutes video
Art of clickbait
Sadly, Carwow is starting to pull the classic clickbait manouvres. In the video, he is also using the idiotic "things I hate about my..."
But as long as they keep crazy drag races, I'm fine
@@DavidGarcia29497 till mats doin the reviews and the drag races , I'm here
@@DavidGarcia29497 Unfortunately that's just how RUclips goes nowadays. Blame the game, not the player.
Where? Dont wanna watch the whole thing
I'm in love with this car but the price is just too damn high.
Matt “because I’m a motoring journalist” Watson
You can turn the “hey Mercedes” off in the linguatronic settings menu.
But sometimes you might need it whilst driving
I don’t get why reviewers don’t understand this
They alter the opinions of so many people just by being lazy at times lol
Yes, you can turn it off, but the problem is that she's meant to respond when you say "Hey, Mercedes", not "Mercedes". They haven't quite got it right yet. A work in progress. I've turned mine off. Otherwise you have to say, "Merc", "Benz", or some other variation of "Mercedes" unless you want to have a conversation with her...
All the voice functions still work via the steering wheel button even if the “hey Mercedes” is turned off.
They really should have put their V8 in that thing. 600hp for that car...
Matt, your girlfriend is a gem. She preferred the A class over G. Dont lose her.
Fun fact: here in germany the G-Class is considered a "womens-car"
Definitely not Emma haha no its Mafia Car, idiot
@@DefinitelyNotEmma Hahaha seriously?
@@One-ci8nq Yeah exactly!
@@axem.8338 Yes, because literally every second mom has one or an X7
whenever matts with his girl he always wears specs and does his hair neatly
She does his hair nearly 😁
I’d love to see a comparison between the different adaptive cruise control systems that are on offer. I absolutely hated it on my ‘14 Audi S3. It started breaking far too early when approaching a lorry in the slowlane. Also in traffic it used to keep too much distance between the car in front of you, so everyone jumped in front of you. Also, you couldn’t disengage the adaptive cruise control and ‘engage’ traditional cruise control... So how good/bad are the systems from Mercedes or BMW etc.? For now I’ve gone back to traditional cruise control on my current car. Works for me!
Matt about his new car: "It is wonderful, it is gorgeous.
But most importantly...........
5:59 it is just Loooeeveeelyyy"
It feels expensive, and it is actually expensive.
@RpM_Evan Buy me one then, pls :(
@RpM_Evan Pls B0ss
@RpM_Evan I habe de cancer b0ss
Pls b0ss
"Plus-Model"; that you in the UK get so generalized packages. Visit the German configurator once and view all the options. Anyways, I love the yellow and other option you took. Great choice!
Until now, the RS3 was my favourite of these super hot hatches, but for me this thing overtakes the RS3 sportback on every category but engine sound, and possibly interior design (I don`t love how the screens look like they`re just leaning against the dash rather than being more fluidly integrated into the dash design)
It may even dethrone the RS3 saloon as my fav small rocket if I look at it long enough
I will say I`m super hyped for the next gen RS3 to drop to see how both cars comparr, though after a quick google search, I don`t love what I`m seeing from the spy shots
"A slightly angry vacuum cleaner" lmaoo
I bought a 2020 Mini Countryman cooper s sport and the only thing the new petrol filter did was prevent the car from popping and banging. But it still sounds mental so I’m happy with it. Nothing better than starting it early morning when it is 1 degrees in the uk, sounds amazing and annoys the neighbours.
As a Norwich fan, I agree that green and yellow is the best combination ;)
In The Hague too!
Ipswich Town here. You wanna say that again, pal? 🚜 🐦 🔫
Stay Casual Yarmy!
Someone that leaves annoying comments 😏 you from Diss?? Fight me
“It’s a load of fun, unless your tires. Then it’s horrible.” Ha ha ha!
Uncle Ben *you‘re
Fit a Milltek cat back valved exhaust !!
All this time I thought the exhaust tips were real... Disappointed
Warrior me too! I swore to myself id never pay money for a car with a fake exhaust! 🙁🙁🙁🙁. This is a dealbreaker for me...
@@scottpatterson8289 same buddy
I want to see a drag race between Matts girlfriend Vs Yanni'S - Show us how easy this car is to race!
Lack of adaptive cruise control is a deal breaker for me.
I had to drive a x-class truck without it last week on a 600 mile round trip. It made me realise how much I love having it on my car.
Great video Matt, one idea for the Merc, could be you popping to a track with it and its rivals and seeing which is fastest with you in it vs which is faster with a Stig in it. Plus maybe the time difference in different driving modes, is track the fastest mode etc. You could also take a proper hot hatch along too to see the time different, maybe a focus ST?
Mat: 3:46 “I like the sunroof, I ALWAYS have it open”
Also Mat: 3:53
Probably for filming purposes
I wish they sold it in the states.
Having to pay attention when driving on the motorway, first world problems !
No. Not paying attention is a problem for idiots.
Amazing choice! Congrats on your daily driver! AMG for life!
Would be an absolutely amazing sight to watch a Speedtail Vs Chiron on carwow!
Matt currently has my DREAM car as his DAILY! I’m not jealous at all. Promise 😂 😂 😂
You can do better
Work hard, dreams can be achieved.
@@itcangetbetter looool imagine your dream car is a hatchback
It's good to have attainable dreams rather than lottery dreams.
Lee Jones Someone get’s it at least
"Canards reminds me of the word duck in French"
That's probably because the term "canard" came from the appearance of an early French plane, which was said to look like a duck
Josh Lawson 🤦🏻♂️ the more ya knoww
01:44 i hope that's the first time she said "It's small and it's fast" ;p
Well done Matt. What an excellent straight up and honest review. Can't fault you at all, and I think you're by far the best reviewer of cars on RUclips
the best pocket rocket out there! good decision
Front aero = fish whiskers.
You helped me pass😂
You drove past my house like 103719 times!!! Would of been great to see this beauty in person
We need OF, DMO, LLF on carwow for them to have a sick drag race with their fastest cars 👀
DMO and LLF had a fallout
0:17 what kind of gopro mount is that? I thought the hero 7 black had a bulky cage
really don't like that yellow interior pillar showing while most of the interior is black its just eye catching 🤔
Ugh you made me notice it now it's bothering me 😂
Jamie Junk 😂 dammmm
"It feel's expensive". That's because it IS ffs. The S starts at over 61.000 €! No proper hot hatch should cost that much. Hot hatchbacks are supposed to be affordable. This just isn't.
Come to South Africa, they cost more than an M4, including the A35!
Crazy overpriced for this kind of car
@@noisyplanet3397 hey🇿🇦
It isn’t a hot hatch though. A fiesta ST is a hot hatch, this is super car performance in a hatchback body, and the price reflects that.
@@scottmatthew9605 I completely agree. Mat called it a hot hatch though.
I own a hot hatch myself so I know what a hot hatch is. This is why I think calling this a hot hatch is ridiculous.
I completely agree with Matt.
I've had a 2.0d 21 plate for the last couple of weeks its head and shoulders above the competition..
"It's small and it's fast!" - well, I'm not agirl, but have the same attitude about cars.
This is currently the best hot-hatch on the market. Prove me wrong.
You are probably right.
Felipe Should be for the money.
Beautiful car though.
Is that a statement that factors in relative cost or just are you just conveniently ignoring that?
GR YARIS IS COMING
Sadly right. There's nothing that beats this in performance in it's class. 420 HP from a 2 Liter is insanity. I don't see Audi or BMW getting close anytime soon. Let's wait and see.
Brisk car..Not bad for a freebie. I would want active cruise on anything new over £35k. I gather that you don't pay for the tyres ! I liked the futuristic hyper mode dash graphic or whatever you called it.
Being a bit north of 50 I prefer more understated styling in variants of cars based on everyday shells....I would expect some would be laugh at me driving that....Very bold.
I hope MB don't make similar mistake they did approx 20 years ago & downgrade finish & quality.....interior is class leading.
I never get bored with your taking time to show us practical things like sockets &, pockets.
I haven't noticed you doing brief ratings on ICE (audio).....this may be useful for folk unsure whether to tick an upgrade box or simply accept the audio fitted. A 1-10 grading score would do.....More comments re options , option packs & prices might interest some too
Really like the content, you are a great host. Look forward to more videos.
I was NOT prepared to have my ear drums blown out at 6:27 lol
4:49 "Dynamic" isn't the most responsive as I recall. You see there is a scroll bar on the right, I think there is one more down there called "Race"
Camera shots outside the car: Beautiful 4k quality
Camera shots while Mat is driving: shot on a rock
Have to agree, I dont know why its been like that 😬
1:51 when you ask what Mat is like in bed
Legend
Ask his boyfriend....not the fake actress girlfriend
Oops that’s what she said 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Matt you're the best car journalist on this earth
Tbh this looks really sporty
1:45 "out of all my long termers"...I thought he was going to ask about his previous girlfriends.
Was she talking about the car or Mat?
Absolutely beast of a car. Just consider for a minute it’s a 2 litre hatchback that’s over 200 BHP per litre!
I love ❤️ when Carwow upload videos. Makes my day :)
One of the most beautiful and powerfull cars ever (and I am an electric driver).
It's the best in its class and also i believe that mercedes put the fake exhaust by purpose because it's mercedes and they don't want their cars to be bad
The A45S looks amazing and is definitely top of its class. It desperately NEEDS ACC which is invaluable for late night motorway journeys home as you say, plus great for 'managed motorway speed zones'! Deal breaker for me after having ACC in an S3. Add it as a UK option please Mercedes, and let us have adaptive dampers without the kiddy boy-racer canards and rear spoiler (it's not a Civic Type R)! Also, leather seats are essential, but Alcantara on the steering wheel is awful. I loath the stuff - unhygienic even if the sole driver. Stick to real leather.
It’s an awesome car, I’ve had one for a few months, the power is useable and it damn well holds the road, it’s an all rounder. I’ve honestly had more fun in this than super cars such as Ferrari’s etc and super saloons and tourings such as M5, RS6 and M3’s.
IG name?
I've decided my next car is the GLA 45S. I'll lose a couple tenths in the 0-100 sprint but due to much easier exit and entry and my lower back issue, I need the higher ride.
I drove an A45 in 2016 but ended up going for an RSQ3 for that exact reason. The GLA model back then was much lower than the one now, where they have finally made it a proper compact SUV.
In Australia the GLA is like 120K, for that price there's the Genesis GV60 performance, a Model Y performance with the full autopilot option and a few other performance SUV's but the Merc seems to have the exact combination of class AND wild sportiness to its interior. Plus, it will likely be the last new ICE car I buy so I'll keep it long term, tune it when out of warranty and so forth. The RSQ3 is out for me this time, as Audi have finally made it catch up with all needed tech, but they've completely neutered the exhaust and the launch control. I've seen a T-Roc R with 30% less power annihilate it from a standing start. I know this can all be fixed with gearbox and LC tuning but you can't get away with it without losing warranty, and I am not going to throw away a 5 year warranty on an 120K car. The 5 cylinder sounds glorious in itself, and it's just so tractable when on the move, hence why this has been such a hard decision as it's one of my favourite engines. If the RS3 wasn't so hard for me to get in and out of I'd have gotten one of those. But I digress.
The GLA45S is it. I sometimes have one or two passengers at the very most, usually am on my own travelling around the country, and now with the adaptive dampers it will be ideal for me and there'll be no worries as to whether there will be a way to charge it in the middle of the country LOL.. I think Ill wait till at least 2030 to get an EV, God Willing I am still here and the world hasn't gone to shit.
she loves it because it's ''small and fast'' just like mat
Was looking for this comment
Drag race this vs Model 3 Performance
Think the long Range with the 2k upgrade is the car to race it against.
Why don't you want to race a petrol hatch against a electric sedan? That's entirely different classes
@@Mika-85 they're similar in price and performance
@@AgentSmith911 hey...what r u doing in the real world
Great video. Concerning the exhaust noise you're probably dealing with a speaker under the car's bonnet. Saying this because I saw it in a Golf R. They're amplifying the noises because they know it sounds not how you'd want it. Other option is that the stereo speakers make a broom broom sound when you press the pedal.
Easy for Matt to comment on the
price and how much fuel it will take when he's getting it a free run around wow
"Here in UK when have bad roads"
- Proceeds to see a straight perfectly pavemented road.
2:52 is that your idea of "perfectly" paved road?
@@mountainman6172 that's my standard road in Brazil LMAO
Just love Carwow reviews....perfect amount of humour...while getting a perfect amount of indepth insight into the cars....well done
Imagine Mat googling "carwow" on the internet to find the right price from the trusted car dealers for his A45s