WATCH: This is the new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S and A45 S

Producing 310kW, the Mercedes-AMG CLA 45  and A45 S are rapid compact cars recently launched in Madrid, Spain to the world's motoring press. The currently use the most powerful production four-cylinder money can buy, and the models goes on sale towards the end of 2019.

It rockets from 0-100km/h in under four seconds and sports wide wheel arches, four exhaust pipes and even drift mode. It arrives in South Africa in October 2019. 

Gallery: Mercedes-AMG A45 S