The BMW is the heaviest of the four cars at 1,690 kilograms (3,726 pounds), while the VW Golf is the lightest ... to real-world performance? The video atop this page should give you the answer.

The facelifted version of BMW’s brilliant M135i, which proved to be one of the real-world stars of the last few years. Along with Volkswagen’s Golf R the M135i became renowned for offering ...

Most significant are the chassis tweaks, with BMW claiming the updated chassis calibration ... figures put it a tenth behind the Volkswagen Golf R in terms of acceleration, but a 168mph top ...