Posaidon has already been playing around with AMG’s A45 S, lifting output to 518bhp for a ludicrous 201mph top speed, but now the German tuner has worked its magic on the lesser A35. Its new RS ...

Its underlying ingredients aren’t out of this world – the turbocharged four-cylinder engine and basic suspension layout are derived from the standard A-class – but as AMG has so often been ...

Like the less powerful Mercedes-AMG A35, the A45 has four-wheel drive, but the latter has a much cleverer set-up. As well as varying the power split between the front and rear wheels, it can also ...

Five years ago these power figures and performance numbers would have pegged the A35 in A45 territory - this is a seriously powerful little jigger. The engine is teamed to a seven-speed dual-clutch ...

Five years ago these power figures and performance numbers would have pegged the A35 in A45 territory - this is a seriously powerful little jigger. The engine is teamed to a seven-speed dual-clutch ...