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The BMW 128i Overview

The Audi A4 Overview

What BMW offers…

• BMW places few restrictions on option availability for the 128i, with engine and transmission combinations and virtually all equipment available regardless of trim level.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• That difference shows up in curb weight as well, as the 128i weighs in at 3208 lbs with 6-speed manual or 3285 with 6-speed STEPTRONIC.
• The 128i Coupe sprints to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds with either transmission, quicker than either quattro version and a full second quicker than the A4 with Multitronic.
• 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 multi-level trim choices mean a buyer must step up to the flagship A4 Prestige before all the options are available.
• The A4 Premium includes an 8-way power driver’s seat with 4-way lumbar, but the passenger seat is 6-way only. Memory is only available on the A4 Prestige.
• The A4 includes an AUX input standard. An iPod/USB adapter requires the Premium Plus level, or a $600 option on the A4 Premium model.
• Audi’s MMI navigation uses a 7-inch display, and its 40 GB data-base has half the memory, with no music storage and no CD-ripping capability. The A4 also offers no direct access buttons nor programmable memory keys.
• Audi’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 A4’s optional Xenon headlights include a self-leveling feature, but they’re non-adaptive, so they’re not as effective on winding roads.
• HD radio is part of the A4 navigation package.
• Though improved from Audi’s past models, the A4’s front-to-rear weight bias is still 54/46.
• Audi’s turbocharged TFSI 4-cylinder can’t match BMW’s inline-6 for smoothness, and it makes significantly less horsepower.
• Audi’s inline-4 uses a cast-iron engine block, partially accounting for its front-biased weight distribution.
• The A4 2.0TFSI typically weighs close to 300 lbs more than the comparable 128i, but the A4 Tiptronic quattro tips the scales at 3715 lbs.
• Audi claims the A4 2.0TFSI makes 0-60 in 7.1 seconds with its Multitronic, 6.4 seconds with its 6-speed manual, and 6.6 with Tiptronic automatic.
• Audi offers the same warranty period, but does not include maintenance. Edmunds.com estimates maintenance cost for the A4 as $1,452 for the first three years; that’s an additional $40 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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