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The BMW 128i Overview

The Audi TT Overview

What BMW offers…

• BMW’s 1 Series Convertible is a true 4-seater, with reasonable accommodations for rear-seat passengers.
• BMW includes a choice of either 6-speed manual or STEPTRONIC automatic, at no extra cost.
• Adding BMW’s Premium Package puts the 128i at a nearly identical equipment level to the TT, but adds full leather, 12-way power seats, interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors and still saves $1,000 over the TT.
• 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 128i’s $1,300 Sport Package adds staggered width 17-inch wheels, Shadowline trim, sport suspension, increased top-speed limiter and sport seats.
• The 128i includes both an Aux input and USB port as standard, 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.
• 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 contributes to a near 50/50 weight bias.
• 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 TT Roadster seats only two, with only modest storage behind the front seats.
• The TT Roadster offers only a single drivetrain, with the company’s 6-speed S-Tronic automated manual.
• The TT includes a wide range of standard equipment, including 10-way power seats with leather/Alcantara upholstery, and Bluetooth, but it also carries a $4,700 price premium.
• Audi’s restrictive trim choices mean a buyer must step up to the flagship Prestige before all the features are available.
• The TT includes standard 18-inch wheels, but Audi doesn’t offer a specific sport package. Its Magnetic Ride suspension is $1,700.
• The TT includes an Aux input standard. An iPod/USB adapter requires the Prestige level, or the $2,070 navigation package.
• The Roadster’s MMI navigation uses a tiny 6.5-inch display, and its DVD data-base has far less memory, with no music storage and no CD-ripping capability. The TT 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 TT’s Xenon headlights include a self-leveling feature, but they’re non-adaptive, so they’re not as effective on winding roads.
• Audi’s turbocharged TFSI 4-cylinder can’t match BMW’s inline-6 for smoothness, and it makes significantly less horsepower.
• Audi’s turbocharged inline-4 still uses a cast-iron engine block, partially accounting for its front-biased weight distribution.
• Audi offers the same warranty period, but includes no maintenance. Edmunds.com estimates maintenance cost for the TT as $1,693 for the first three years; that’s an additional $47 per month.

“It'll take a real purpose-built sporting machine to outrun the 2011 BMW 1 Series on a

winding road. … Even the base 128i's naturally aspirated inline-6

is a gem of an engine, gliding from idle to redline on a smooth wave of turbine-like power.” – Edmunds.com

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