2016 AMG A45 laps Suzuka in 2:27.953!

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I found this video especially interesting since the A45 is currently one of the most sought after hot hatch today. Even more so now with the recently launched facelifted 380hp version.

In this video, ex-Petronas Team Syntium Japanese GT Driver Tatsuya Kataoka takes the factory stock Mercedes AMG A45 4-Matic out on the 5.8KM Suzuka Circuit and impressively clocks a 2:27.953 lap, which from some quick research literally puts the A45 right up there with the likes of Nissan's R35 GTR.

Video: Nissan GTR

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I haven't been able to find more details of the above video or more examples of a factory stock GTR however.

For more reference, FastestLaps.com has a brief list of lap times here:


<table class="table table-striped fl-laptimes-trackpage"><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Koenigsegg One:1</td><td>Robert Serwanski</td><td>2:17.00</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ferrari F40</td><td>
</td><td>2:25.26</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ferrari F50</td><td>
</td><td>2:26.52</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Renault Megane RS 275 Trophy R</td><td>Laurent Hurgon</td><td>2:28.00</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Porsche Carrera GT</td><td>
</td><td>2:28.42</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Porsche 911 GT2 (993)</td><td>
</td><td>2:29.15</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 (993)</td><td>
</td><td>2:31.16</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Honda NSX 3.2</td><td>
</td><td>2:32.54</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Lamborghini Diablo SV</td><td>
</td><td>2:32.98</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Porsche 911 GT3 (996)</td><td>Naoki Hattori</td><td>2:32.99</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Ferrari F355</td><td>
</td><td>2:33.25</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Renault Megane RS 265 Trophy</td><td>Laurent Hurgon</td><td>2:33.33</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Honda NSX-R (3.0)</td><td>
</td><td>2:34.08</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Honda NSX Type-S Zero</td><td>
</td><td>2:34.69</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec</td><td>
</td><td>2:35.17</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Honda Civic Type-R JDM (FD2)</td><td>Keiichi Tsuchiya</td><td>2:35.20</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Mak..</td><td>
</td><td>2:35.70</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)</td><td>
</td><td>2:36.26</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI</td><td>
</td><td>2:36.50</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Mazda RX-7</td><td>
</td><td>2:37.26</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Renault Clio RS 220 Trophy</td><td>Kato Hiroshi Tadashi</td><td>2:38.00</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Ferrari 550 Maranello</td><td>
</td><td>2:38.50</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Lotus Elise 111R</td><td>
</td><td>2:46.10</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Honda Civic Type-R (EK9)</td><td>
</td><td>2:49.17</td></tr></tbody></table>

Megane RS275

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Just for comparison sake, this is Renault's Megane RS 265 driven by RenaultSport official test driver Laurent Hurgon who clocked a 2:33.328, which is almost 6 seconds slower than the said A45 and that's what over 115hp surplus and 4WD can do for the white hot AMG

6UE5t said:

This A45 AMG surely takes the crown for the new king of 2ltr turbo AWD car.
Quite a surprise that the old F40 & F50 are still so high up the chart. Where is the R35 btw, not shown in the list, only the older R34 GTR there.

Wonder how the A45 will do in the Green Hell, that will be more representative of where it stands.

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Izso said:

2:27? It's faster than the other 4WDs? For real?

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Shinjite said:

Yeah the lap time of the R35 GTR is not in the list but in the video with VDC off, it clocks 2" 27.934 but that was way back in 2010. The 2016 GTR would have lap a lot faster

Overall, the A45 AMG is a beast!!

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I was hoping to find more concrete list of official lap times but to no avail, I suspect the GTR in the 2nd video isn't the best effort done out there.

Izso said:

Yeah. I'm sorry but there's no way in hell the Merc can outdo the GTR in a track battle. Especially with all that track wizardry and power difference. No way lor.

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Nope not at all nada

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^pomen_GTR^ said:

actually longer than older gen sooby...(sedan/hatch same wheelbase)

but it is shorter than evo X wheelbase about 1inch...

this a45 wheelbase also longer than scooby....

major downside on scooby i think is the power tune

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well not just on the geometry actually,
these new super hatches like the A45 have Electronic Damping, Torque Vectoring, dual clutch transmission to name a few and these few aspects would already make previous JDM legends seem primitive