Twin test: fast 4WD hatches

MERCEDES-AMG A35

£35,580

FOR The engine’s a firecracker, techno-toy overload

AGAINST …if you can live with the wheelbarrow-spec ride

BMW M135iT

£35,555

FOR Comfy, easy-going and easy to go fast in

AGAINST Suspect looks, cabin materials, synthesised joy

This is a very different new M135i. No more 6cyl engines, no more RWD. The new range-topper here is much more in the Golf R/Audi S3 mould. Under the bonnet, a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4cyl engine. Most of the time, to conserve fuel,