This BMW M2 Vs Mercedes A45 AMG Drag Race Is Stupidly Close

One uses a straight-six powering the rear wheels and the other a four-pot powering all wheels, but despite the differences in the way the M2 and A45 are set up, they're very closely matched in this straight-line sprint

Matt Robinson

06 May 2016

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Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

Mercedes wom for 0,01sec .it is like they both won👑I would go with the Mercedes but BMW is also awesome

So they are pretty much equally fast and the BMW was definitely catching up and would’ve overtook the Mercedes. The BMW is definitely better thru corners and the Mercedes is ugly af.

imo the A 45 is decent looking, not beautiful, not ugly too.

Plus the asphalt is a little bit wet..

Imo the a45 is way better looking than any BMW but that maybe because i am a merc fan xD

I’m not sure, the A45 is a bit of a beast in the corners as well, I’m sure the average driver would get the A45 around quicker and most of us as well.

I totally agree with you, the a class in normal form looks like an ugly Korean hatch but the A45 is so riced that it makes my eyes hurt. Plus yes, it’s undeniable a fast car but it sounds awful and with that transaxle configuration the handling and playfulness of the chassis is nowhere to be found.

Why is everything you post always “stupidly”? It’s more like exciting and not stupidly.

They mean that it’s inanely close.

M2 over A45 any day, but both are great cars

If only the race was a few feet longer

0.01 sec. sound to me like margin of error.

If only they both had a baby, which has the heart of the amg, style, etc and the rwd and manual of the bmw

Well please no. The AMG is ugly and the engine isn’t any better then the BMW’s. Remember, it’s 0.001 secs and the track was wet. Under dry conditions the BMW would’ve won.

Nah, the M2’s straight 6 is a much better engine IMO. I’d take the BMW. I do like the Merc though.

I’m more shocked by how much orange peel the bmw has!!

What the hell is Orange Peel?

I can’t understand how can that be acceptable on a new car. If its a cheap small city car, then its okay but on a BMW…

Mercedes is not much better trust me. I work in merc dealership and some cars are just shocking. You would expect the more expensive ones to have better finish and nope it’s the same no matter how much you spend.