The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport is the firm’s topmost front ... Perhaps surprisingly, then, the BMW 230i M Sport is the cheaper of the pair. It’s £41,065 basic or a plumper £47,435 as ...

This compares to 110kW/250Nm for the base Audi A3 and 100kW/200Nm for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. According to BMW, the 218i can complete the 0-100km/h dash in 8.7 seconds - 0.2sec slower than the ...