M135

When BMW introduced the M135 at the beginning of the month, it chose to show off the hot hatch in Alpine White. That was somewhat of an unusual decision since the flagship 1 Series (F70)…

BMW introduced the M135 a week ago and it’s already facing stiff competition coming from the new Volkswagen Golf R. Unlike Bavaria’s hot hatch, Wolfsburg’s compact performance model has had its US visa approved. In Europe,…

At the beginning of the year, we talked about BMW still offering the 1 Series with a manual gearbox. However, now that the F40 is gone from the lineup, so is the stick shift. With…

Despite an aggressive EV agenda, BMW’s sole hot hatchback sticks around for another generation with gasoline power. Now called the BMW M135 xDrive, the Audi S3 Sportback and AMG A45 rival is based on the…