I’d driven other Mk 8 Golf models including the R flagship wagon ... This is helped by the slimline tail-lights, rising shoulder line and well-executed front-end design with the signature BMW quad ...

Unlike the rival Volkswagen Golf GTI, BMW has retained traditional buttons ... There can still be squirming from the front-end during hard acceleration, but only if you drive aggressively.

Effectively, the M135i shares its powertrain with the Mini Clubman JCW, and BMW engineers ... 50:50 between the front and rear ends. It will even allow a degree of rear-end slip, reckon BMW ...

If you think it’s a Mercedes-Benz A-Class you want or maybe an Audi A3 Sportback or even a Volkswagen Golf ... with dual front, front side and full-length curtains fitted to all earlier and future ...