With 381 horsepower on tap from its compact 2.0-liter engine, the Mercedes-AMG A45 is one of the hottest hatches out there. Improving on such a high-strung engine is no easy task, but Foliatec and Performmaster seem to be up to it.

Performmaster has come out with a new power module that boosts output to 410 horsepower. Coming from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, that gives the tuned Benz a specific output of 205 hp per liter. At that rate, the 6.3-liter V12 in the Ferrari F12, for example, would make 1,291 horses!

Once Performmaster was done with it, Foliatec held an online conducted an online poll between a matte silver effect and a color-changing green and purple respray, and the subtler of the two won out. The change was affected using Foliatec’s new Carbody Spray Film, offset by red mirrors and wheels.

The appearance may appeal more to some than others, but the sum total makes us want to put an A45 in our driveway even more than we did before.

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