And now Shmee got a video of the A45S. Has 4Matic+ with the switchable 4WD as we expected. 421 horsepower for the S and 387 for the normal A45.
I can’t help but be interested in this car.
Doesn’t mean I’ll buy one but I’ll keep it on my radar.
And now Shmee got a video of the A45S. Has 4Matic+ with the switchable 4WD as we expected. 421 horsepower for the S and 387 for the normal A45.
Always interesting to look but M-B these days seem so bling and downmarket.I can’t help but be interested in this car.
Doesn’t mean I’ll buy one but I’ll keep it on my radar.
Always interesting to look but M-B these days seem so bling and downmarket.
Yes! Awful looking car but M-B aren’t far behind!Wouldn’t call the a45 a **** but the new civic type R..................
Now that’s a ****
Mitsi had 400hp Lancers over 10 years ago rememberAesthetics are a personal thing and I’m sure there will be a lot of bias on this board. That aside, I have to say that I’m impressed if they can push the 2L to 421hp, but the real Test will be how that plays out on the road.
If the E63 is anything to go by then The standout feature on this car may be the mid corner balance from the 4matic+
Yes but laggy as hell and not so usable on the street. It easy to get peak power out of an engine, but making it nice and fast to drive in all conditions is another matter.Mitsi had 400hp Lancers over 10 years ago remember
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Aesthetics are a personal thing and I’m sure there will be a lot of bias on this board. That aside, I have to say that I’m impressed if they can push the 2L to 421hp, but the real Test will be how that plays out on the road.
If the E63 is anything to go by then The standout feature on this car may be the mid corner balance from the 4matic+
looks are a personal thing but as DW says above.. new Honda Type R.. no way and for me M-B is not far behind.. I can't imagine waking up to that any morning soon unless they supply large 'paper bags'
I can’t help but be interested in this car.
Doesn’t mean I’ll buy one but I’ll keep it on my radar.
The Focus RS already has it so surprised Shmee didn't mention that since he has 2 of them lol. As for electric seats, I don't mind the manual seats in my RS3 but check out Doug Demuro review of the RS3. He gave it a 4/10 tech score (might have been features) but gave the RS5 a 7/10 score in the same segment, mainly attributed to the RS3 having manual seats and RS5 having electric seats. I can't see many other features the RS5 has that the RS3 doesn't. For the price of the RS3, some people expect it to have electric seats as standard.
RS3 does have leccy seats if you don't choose super sports.The Focus RS already has it so surprised Shmee didn't mention that since he has 2 of them lol. As for electric seats, I don't mind the manual seats in my RS3 but check out Doug Demuro review of the RS3. He gave it a 4/10 tech score (might have been features) but gave the RS5 a 7/10 score in the same segment, mainly attributed to the RS3 having manual seats and RS5 having electric seats. I can't see many other features the RS5 has that the RS3 doesn't. For the price of the RS3, some people expect it to have electric seats as standard.
Whoever invented the 'Soundaktor' wants a damned good thrashing IMOWHAT ?????
You have gotta be f****** kiddin me ........... why ???
Whoever invented the 'Soundaktor' wants a damned good thrashing IMO
RS3 does have leccy seats if you don't choose super sports.
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Pistonheads have just done a UK write up on the A35, and it cost with options 48k (38k basic).
Dread the think what the new A45 will cost, at least 10k on top which means with pretty much all options its gonna be hitting nearly 60k !!!!!
Saying that I've seen RS3 saloons for nearly 60k. Madness !
Feel like i have bargain in by RS SB at a smidge under 50k !!
Aesthetics are a personal thing and I’m sure there will be a lot of bias on this board. That aside, I have to say that I’m impressed if they can push the 2L to 421hp, but the real Test will be how that plays out on the road.
If the E63 is anything to go by then The standout feature on this car may be the mid corner balance from the 4matic+
Yes but laggy as hell and not so usable on the street. It easy to get peak power out of an engine, but making it nice and fast to drive in all conditions is another matter.
I see that shmee150 video, didn’t he pay £100k for his heritage focus rs?
I wouldn't have a Focus RS. Sounds very snobby but they are really very cheap feeling inside and look beyond chavvy. And that's not to mention the sound of it.
My thoughts exactly mateLaughable
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I see that shmee150 video, didn’t he pay £100k for his heritage focus rs?
I have no idea how much it cost but £100k is too much even for a very limited edition car. I think he said the red edition focus rs was around £50k?