Sure, they can aim all time they want, but i doubt that they are going to achieve their goal. Is like the Japan cars makers that still try to make a car like a 3 series, even that they have been in that work for a lot of time, still doesn't make a real rival.
It is a problem of the philosophy when designing a car, and mercedes hasn't change their concept of it. So, it is improvable that the A45 would be designed as good as the 1M.
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