熱血聖誕！M-AMG釋出全新高性能掀背鋼砲預告影片

Check Out the Mercedes-AMG A45's Drift Mode in Action

當我們上個月在洛杉磯汽車展上與AMG老闆Tobias Moers交談時，他向即將推出的僅限歐洲的A45艙口蓋上了一些細節。最有趣的一點是增加了專用的漂移模式，可以在Focus RS和公司自己的E63 S這樣的車上看到。現在，由於這個以聖誕節為主題的視頻AMG剛剛放入其YouTube頻道，我們可以看到它這是第一次行動。 得益於獨特的4Matic全輪驅動系統和一些巧妙的ECU調校功能，偽裝的A45艙蓋在相機上完全沒有問題。拍攝了位於德國帕彭堡的ATP汽車測試中心，可以看到汽車剪裁碎石陷阱並以壯觀的方式鋪設黑色橡膠片。從其中一些鏡頭中的汽車轉向角看起來，它似乎與Focus RS很相似，向前後軸發送動力以執行一種全輪驅動滑動。 Moers不會告訴我們系統究竟是如何工作的，所以我們只需要等待A45的官方揭幕就能找到更多信息。雖然這款車肯定沒有以兩廂車形式進入美國，但它可能會成為一款轎車，這意味著我們可以獲得自己的A45漂移模式。

When we talked to AMG boss Tobias Moers at the LA Auto Show last month, he spilled some details on the upcoming Europe-only A45 hatch. The most interesting tidbit was the addition of a dedicated drift mode, seen on cars like the Focus RS and the company's own E63 S. Now, thanks to this Christmas-themed video AMG just dropped on its YouTube channel, we get to see it in action for the first time.

Thanks to a unique 4Matic all-wheel drive system and some clever ECU tuning, the camouflaged A45 hatch has absolutely no trouble getting sideways on camera. Filmed a the ATP Automotive Testing center in Papenburg, Germany, the car can be seen clipping gravel traps and laying down dark patches of rubber in spectacular fashion. From the looks of the car's steering angle in some of these shots, it seems to act a lot like the Focus RS, sending power to both the front and rear axles to perform a sort of all-wheel drive slide.

Moers wouldn't tell us exactly how the system works, so we'll just have to wait for the A45's official unveil to find out more. While the car certainly isn't coming to the US in hatchback form, it'll probably make it here as a sedan, meaning we could get an A45 drift mode of our own.