Mercedes-AMG have lately been turning out a bunch of talented small performance cars. We’re big fans of the A35 hot hatch around here – in fact, when the A35 squared up against the Audi S3 and BMW M135i in a Chasing Cars comparison, it took out class honours.

But while hot hatches still make the hearts of performance car enthusiasts sing, Mercedes-AMG knows where the market is going: SUVs. Fast, small SUVs are stealing some market share from hot hatch buyers as well as assembling a whole new demographic of performance car drivers.
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