Road TestCar reviews - Mercedes-Benz - A-class - A250 Sport 4MaticMercedes-Benz modelsOverviewAll-wheel-drive almost turns the Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport into a cut-price A456 Jul 2016 IT COULD be argued that the addition of all-wheel-drive to the facelifted Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport has moved this little A45 AMG lookalike even closer to its weapons-grade sibling from the Affalterbach skunkworks. Sure, all the traction in the world could never help it match the A45’s record-breaking powerhouse of an engine, but for those not venturing to a race track or willing to risk their license on the public road, even the pre-facelift, front-drive A250 packed enough punch to make respectable back-road progress. So is the A250 Sport 4Matic now a cut-price A45 alternative for the public road? We drove one back-to-back with the also-updated AMG variant to see exactly how close you can get while saving the $24,400 premium – enough to buy a base-spec VW Golf – commanded by the enigmatic uber-hatch. Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 January 2016 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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