Mercedes announced today that the all new 2014 A45 AMG hatchback will make it’s debut to the public at the Geneva auto show next month. Funny thing is, they made the announcement the same exact day that Audi also said they will debut their S3 Sportsback at the Geneva show as well. Even though the A45 is a hatchback, it gets the full AMG treatment as far as performance and styling extras. This little whip is going to kick out 360HP! It has a 7 speed transmission and all that power rides on the 4-matic all wheel drive. It will go 0-60 in 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 155mph! Now that is a hot hatchback. See the videos after the jump of the car in motion and the interior and hit the gallery for more pics.
Auto Talk: Are you the Audi S1?
The engineers at Audi look to be hard at work on a more potent version of the company’s A1 hatchback. Spy photographers spotted this machine out on public streets for testing, and the presence of a set of quad exhaust out back leads us to believe this could be the rumored S1 model. It’s unclear whether this machine will slot under the limited-edition 256-horsepower A1 Quattro or be sold as a less extreme version of the hottest of Audi hatches when that car’s production slots fill up. Photographers report this is a gasoline-powered model, which means the company’s 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine is likely kicking behind the headlights. Funk Flex
