Gone but not forgotten, the BMW M140i is still among the most exciting hot hatches thanks to its rear-wheel-drive nature combined with an inline-six engine all wrapped up in a compact package. The M135i that…
Having ruled out full-fat M versions of front-wheel-drive-based cars, BMW is not interested in leveling up the M135i xDrive to take on the likes of the Mercedes-AMG A45 S and the new Audi RS3. However,…
Note: Don’t forget to turn on the English subtitles. Pitting the latest BMW M3 against the M140i doesn’t seem like a fair fight, but this is no ordinary M140i. You’re looking at a hot hatch…
At the moment, the Toyota GR Yaris is the darling of the enthusiast market. Its compact size, punchy turbocharged engine, balanced chassis, six-speed manual, and all-wheel drive make it among the most fun things you…
The days of performance diesels are largely behind us considering the combustion engine as a whole is gradually being retired to make room for EVs. Increasingly stringent emissions regulations are making oil burners more vulnerable…
There was a time when comparing a BMW M135i against a superbike on a handling course wasn’t a laugh-out-loud proposition. Back then, the BMW 1 Series range was built atop a rear-wheel drive platform and,…
One of the best normal (non-M) driver’s BMWs of this century was the BMW 135i. Based on the first-ever 1 Series Coupe, the 135i was the six-cylinder, rear-wheel drive, enthusiast’s version. It was what M…
There’s an old saying – When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That’s what Theo, the owner of this BMW M135i, did when a tree fell onto his hot hatchback and he ended up…
Ever since the BMW 128ti came out, the world rushed to compare it to the Volkswagen GTI. While many agreed that’s the right thing to do, other were reticent in doing such a comparison, for…
The BMW M135i xDrive hatchback gets a technical revision this month. And it all starts with retuned springs and dampers, precise tweaks to the chassis and an optimized soundtrack. The camber values for the front wheels…
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