Is that REALLY it? It’s incredibly ugly
IMO the new mk8 Golf isn’t a good looker either.
I prefer the look of the BMW 1 series over the new Golf, but then it’s good we don’t all have the same likes and dislikes, otherwise life would be boring.
Just checked the list prices of a BMW M135, mk7.5 VW Golf GTI performance and mk7.5 Golf GTI TCR on Carwow, and the current list prices are;
BMW M135 - starting at £37,930 (Tech pack 1 level of trim)
Golf GTI Performance - £33,180
Golf GTI TCR - £37,830
So the list price of the new BMW M135 is in the same ballpark as the outgoing Golf GTI TCR. The new Golf GTI TCR (or Clubsport, or whatever VW chooses to call the higher performance version of the GTI) will almost certainly cost more than the outgoing model, meaning the higher performance variant of the GTI will be well into BMW territory on price in the UK.
I know which one my money would go on.