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2020 Mercedes-AMG A35 is a premium pocket rocket

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan now gets a 302-horsepower AMG variant.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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The A35 is the Mercedes-Benz A-Class' first AMG variant.

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Power comes from a turbocharged, 2.0-liter I4 engine.

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302 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque are more than enough for this little guy.

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A seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission handles shifting duties.

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4Matic all-wheel drive is standard.

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Compared with its A220 sibling, the AMG A35 gets larger brakes and a stiffer suspension tune.

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Inside, the AMG A35 gets Mercedes' excellent MBUX infotainment tech.

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AMG A35 pricing should start in the low-to-mid-$40,000 range.

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The 2020 Mercedes-AMG A35 has debuted at the New York Auto Show.

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