VW Golf R VS BMW 2 SERIES br VW Golf R 2018 VS BMW 2 SERIES 2018 br 2018 VW Golf R VS 2018 BMW 2 SERIES br br 2018 VW Golf R: br Volkswagen's given its seventh-generation Golf a bit of a mid-life refresh. Now all of the range gets slightly updated front and rear fenders and a tweaked cabin. The infotainment system is now a super slick touch screen (with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), and it works as well as you'd hope. Not laggy, not slow. It's all very dependable and Golf-ish. Volkswagen's given its seventh-generation Golf a bit of a mid-life refresh. Now all of the range gets slightly updated front and rear fenders and a tweaked cabin. The infotainment system is now a super slick touch screen (with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), and it works as well as you'd hope. Not laggy, not slow. It's all very dependable and Golf-ish. The tech works, then. Good. But there's more to the Golf R than toys. In European trim, it comes with 310 horses and 280 pound-feet of torque. Get yourself a six-speed stick, and it'll hit 62 mph from rest in 5.1 seconds, but go for the new seven-speed dual-clutch DSG and you'll hit the magic number in 4.6. As is the way with high-powered German cars, its top speed is limited to 155mph. In reality, that's more than you're ever likely to need, so no great shakes. It's the Golf R's acceleration that you'll fall for. A 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder may not sound like much, but it packs a heck of a punch. Twinned with the DSG 'box, it simply flies. Alarmingly so, actually. Performance Golfs of old have always been swift -- look at the original Golf GTI onwards -- but the 310-hp R feels like it's in another league. Volkswagen's hyper-hatch lacks the power of the Ford Focus RS and the Audi RS3, sure. But stick the car in Race mode and its gearbox, dampers, steering and motor set themselves to extra angry and turn the wee Golf into a raging beast. It's a wonderful surprise, and probably the reason you rarely see a Golf R being driven below the speed limit in the wild... br br br 2018 BMW 2 SERIES M240i Coupe: br The BMW M240i is powered by a three-litre straight-six engine complete with direct injection, M Performance TwinPower Turbo technology with twin-scroll turbocharging, fully variable valve timing (VALVETRONIC) and Double- VANOS variable camshaft control. This unit generates output of 250 kW340 hp and maximum torque of 500 Newton metres (369 lb-ft), which can be summoned from as low down as 1,520 rpm and remains on tap up to 4,500 rpm. It all adds up to make the BMW M240i Coupe a thoroughbred athlete with exceptional performance capabilities: with the six-speed manual gearshift, the coupe sprints from 0 to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 4.8 seconds, while top speed is electronically limited to 250 kmh (155 mph). Combined fuel consumption for the manual transmission comes in at 7.8 l100 km (36.2 mpg imp), equating to CO2 emissions of 179 gkm. The optional eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission further heightens the dynamic driving experience, enabling the BMW M240i Coupe to reach the 100 kmh (62 mph) mark from rest in just 4.6 seconds (fuel consumption combined: 7.1 l100 km [39.8 mpg imp]; CO2 emissions combined: 163 gkm). Performance is even more eye-catching in the BMW M240i xDrive Coupe thanks to its intelligent all-wheel drive. Equipped with the eight-speed Steptronic Sport transmission as standard, it surges from 0 to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 4.4 seconds, while returning combined fuel consumption of 7.4 l100 km (38.2 mpg imp) and CO2 emissions of 169 gkm...