If you're undecided between the Volkswagen Golf R and the BMW M135, bear in mind that straight-line performance favors the larger automaker's hatchback ...

The exception is the latest performance range-topper, the M135i xDrive ... and offers more power than the BMW and AMG at 328bhp, with Volkswagen's Golf R offering up 316bhp.

BMW has doubled down by revealing a new Golf R-rivalling hot hatch alongside the standard model launch. It’s called the M135i, and its technical package has been almost perfectly aligned to the ...

That's what makes vehicles like the latest Volkswagen Golf R and BMW M235i just about perfect for the average person. Both of these Germans can lope around as a commuter 90 percent of the time and ...