AMG planning a high-performance small car

According to the latest reports, it appears that the official Mercedes-Benz tuner, AMG, is considering creating a high-performance small car off the forthcoming MFA platform.

The new MFA platform will be used by the upcoming A-Class and B-Class, but also by three new small Mercedes-Benz models by 2012 but there is a small problem: the new models from the German manufacturer will be front-wheel drive but AMG boss says a front-drive performance car is incompatible with the performance company’s core values.
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Need4Speed - 1/25/2010 4:55:41 PM

+1 Boost

I concur!

Agent63 - 1/25/2010 6:08:43 PM

+2 Boost

This will make low budget shoppers more cocky. Not only do they own the cheapest Benz which is not truly what a Benz is all about but it will have the AMG badge on it. "Oh! i own an AMG Benz"... "wow really? that's impressive...o O (Must be expensive)".

It's kind of like an HS-F. "Oh I drive a Lexus now.. it's fast" .. "Wow you have an F-model"