2016 Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport 4Matic REVIEW – Benz’s Hot Hatch Gets Hotter
AMONG UPPER-END HOT-HATCHES, THE MERCEDES-BENZ A250 SPORT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD BUY. But with an improved Audi S3 on the scene, and Volkswagen's Golf R also throwing its muscle around, Benz's small road-warrior has been feeling the heat.
And the result is not just a mild improvement on the old car; the new A250 Sport is, in effect, a baby Mercedes-AMG A45. No longer a bum-dragger, the A250 has all-wheel-drive traction and a fancy new suspension to match.
The rest of the changes are mild by comparison - it gets a small boost in performance - but when it comes to the parts that matter, the new 2016 A250 Sport is a very different animal to the car that came before it.