Car review: The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45S is driven by world's most powerful, four-cylinder engine

The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45S can go to 100kmh in just 4 seconds. ST PHOTO: EDRIC PAN
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SINGAPORE - When it comes to road cars, the words "Mercedes-Benz" and "thrilling" rarely appear together.

But the new CLA 45S is not your usual Merc. In fact, it probably has more in common dynamically with the Mercedes-Benz which Lewis Hamilton drives every other Sunday than with an S-class.

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