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The BMW 128i Overview

The Audi A3 Overview

What BMW offers…

• The 1 Series offers optional 8-way power seats with 4-way power lumbar for both driver and passenger, and includes 2-way memory for both seats.
• BMW includes a multi-function steering wheel as standard equipment on the 1 Series.
• The 128i includes both an AUX input and USB port, allowing full integration of iPods and most MP3 players, including charging and steering-wheel control.
• BMW’s navigation system includes a brilliant 8.8-inch display, 80 GB hard drive with 12 GB music collection, and the console-mounted iDrive controller allows instant access to all features through the controller, Direct Access buttons, or Programmable Memory Keys.
• BMW ConnectedDrive provides such features as BMW Apps, Enhanced Bluetooth, Search, MyInfo, and Text-to-Speech plus downloadable email, calendar and recent-call phone lists directly to the iDrive display.
• The 128i’s optional bi-Xenon headlights are both auto-leveling and Adaptive, so they follow the roadway to provide maximum illumination on winding roads.
• BMW’s Comfort Access provides automatic locking and unlocking with the remote still in pocket or purse.
• HD Radio is standard equipment on the 128i.
• BMW’s attention to design detail yields a weight distribution near 50/50 in virtually every 128i configuration.
• The 128i’s 3.0-liter inline-6 is inherently smoother than Audi’s turbo inline-4, and offers significantly more power and response.
• BMW’s inline-6’s magnesium/aluminum construction is unique in its class, and cuts weight significantly.
• The 128i Coupe sprints to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds with either transmission, a full second quicker than the A3.
• BMW includes a 4-year/50,000-mile Full Maintenance Warranty, which covers wear items as well as scheduled maintenance. That means no service cost for the entire warranty period.

What Audi doesn’t…

• Audi’s A3 Premium package includes an 8-way power driver’s seat with 4-way lumbar support, but the passenger seat offers 6-way manual control only.
• A multi-function steering wheel is part of a $600 option package on the A3.
• The A3 includes an AUX input only, which permits music player input, but no charging nor steering-wheel control.
• The A3’s older-generation navigation features a 6.3-inch display, and its slower DVD data-base offers far less memory. The system includes no music storage, and the dash-mounted MMI is awkwardly placed, with no direct access or programmable memory keys.
• The A3’s navigation system offers nothing like BMW’s ConnectedDrive features, and has no Text-to-Speech function, no Enhanced Bluetooth, calendar nor recent calls list.
• The A3’s optional Xenon headlights include a self-leveling feature, but they’re non-adaptive, so they’re not as effective on winding roads.
• The A3’s remote locking still requires a conventional pushbutton remote.
• Audi doesn’t offer HD radio.
• Though significantly improved from Audi’s past models, the A3’s front-to-rear weight bias is still 54/46.
• Audi’s turbocharged inline-4 can’t match BMW’s inline-6 for smoothness, and it still raises criticism about turbo-lag.
• Audi’s inline-4 uses a cast-iron engine block, partially accounting for its front-biased weight distribution.
• Audi claims the A3 2.0T makes 0-60 in 7.1 seconds with its 6-speed manual, 6.9 with automatic.
• Audi offers the same warranty period, but includes no maintenance. Edmunds.com estimates maintenance cost for the A3 as $1,388 for the first three years; that’s an additional $39 per month.

“The 1 Series features a traditional front-engine/rear-drive blueprint that is

sure to delight purists or those just wanting an affordable way to get into a premium-

badged BMW. … the BMW 1 Series is a thrilling little car that strikes a balance between sports car and luxury coupe.”– Edmunds.com

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