This year, Mercedes decided to give the A45 a little brother, which is the A35. Surprisingly, BMW developed a nearly identical car, the new M135i xDrive, and both of them are a close match to the ...

• It's an all-German affair with the Audi S3, BMW M135i and the Mercedes-AMG ready for battle. • All three cars are fitted with 2.0-litre turbocharged engines and send power to all four wheels. The ...

The latest M135i has finally given up its six-cylinder engine. Has it gained enough in return to overcome the A35? For all of the BMW M140i's rear-driven inline six loveliness, it was a compromised ...

It was powered by the new N55- series 3.0-litre straight six with a twin-scroll turbo and was capable of 0-62mph in less than 5.0sec. Crucially, the new car was described as an ‘M Performance’ model, ...

The 2024 BMW M135i range of configurations is currently priced from $65,120. Our most recent review of the 2024 BMW M135i resulted in a score of 8 out of 10 for that particular example. You can read ...

AMG hunts M Performance in the first-ever fast-hatchback duel between the two go-fast arms. Hatches don’t come any hotter than the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG. Nor do rivalries come any ...

It would seem that true progress in the compact premium segment doesn’t necessarily mean a faster car, especially when you switch over from a rear-wheel drive platform to a front-wheel drive one. So ...