I was trying to find some comparison reviews on the internet involving M135i LCI and RS3/A45, but there just isn't much out there! Thought I would start this thread so that people can post any comparison reviews they find. With the new RS3, updated A45 and M135i LCI, that particular comparison would be very interesting indeed.
So far I've found one German review from Auto Zeitung.
http://m.autozeitung.de/auto-verglei...ge=0%2C3#bild0 German speakers care to translate some of the key points? I thought the acceleration data was very interesting. If the M135i has the grip of the AWD cars, it isn't that far off the other two much more powerful cars. It all points to M135i having very strong in gear acceleration. I know my test drive of all three cars certainly confirm that. If anything the M135i feels faster in most situations.