Weather eased off after dinner so we decided to go have a nosey.
A grey A45s was in the showroom, however test drives are being limited they said, so I’m down for the 1st one later next week, only 3 or so miles though because they want to keep miles down on their demo.......not ideal at all really
1st impressions
Engine start up theatre and idling noise, no where near the RS3 (of any PFL/FL/FL OPF)
Exterior
Very nice and I actually prefer it without the Aero pack
Interior
Stunning dashboard / seats etc
Not keen on the stalk business for Reverse etc would prefer something like the Audi offerings now (not the upcoming ‘Switch’ one either)
Very comfy seats and they really suit the car.
The boot looks longer from the lip to the back of the seats than the RS3.
Twin AMG black pipes look great
So my impressions of this Merc are great interior, exterior but the engine
sounds like most other 4 pots you’d come across and at either 51k or 56k probably could be a big issue
You need to pay 56k to get adaptive dampers / pano roof / electric memory seats / Upgraded Burmester audio and some of the assistance systems.
The mmi / nav screen is touch but can still be controlled from the touch pad/buttons.
Let’s hope the test drive is mind blowing
Rest assured it is running in this video clip.
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