The Mercedes-AMG A45 S and VW Golf R are two of the most potent hot hatches on the market and Rory Reid from AutoTrader recently had the opportunity to put the duo through their paces on a racetrack.

The world of hot hatches has a bunch of surprisingly powerful entrants nowadays. And then there’s the AMG A45 S, which belongs in an asylum. The fellas at CarWow have taken it to the drag strip to ...

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