Similar to the R and S3, the M135 is all-wheel drive and uses a seven-speed DCT that BMW refers to as Steptronic. As for the final entry, that would be a Mercedes-AMG that features a non-AMG engine.

The first protagonist is the 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S 4Matic, a crimson sedan equipped with a 2.0-liter turbo four-pot rocking no less than 416 horsepower and a 3,660-pound weight.