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The BMW 128i Overview

The Lexus IS 250 C Overview

What BMW offers…

• The 128i Convertible is not only sportier than the IS, it’s often considered the standard in terms of handling.
• Automatic High Beams and Active Steering are an optional feature not available on the Lexus.
• BMW’s Adaptive bi-Xenon headlamps combine an active feature with Cornering lights for improved night vision.
• With a 0-60 time of 6.4 seconds (manual) or 6.7 seconds (auto), the 230-hp 128i is much quicker than the IS 250 C.
• BMW’s 3.0-liter inline-6 is inherently smoother than the 90-degree Lexus V-6, and has been praised for its smoothness and response.
• 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.
• Despite its shorter wheelbase and overall length, the 128i includes 31.8 inches of rear legroom, almost 6 inches more than the IS-C.
• With a trunk that offers 9.1 cu-ft. top down or 10.7 cu-ft. top up, the 128i offers more trunk space. What’s more, BMW’s Through-Loading system increases practical cargo space significantly.
• 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 Lexus doesn’t…

• The Lexus is considered a pleasant car to drive, but its handling isn’t on par with BMW’s in road tests (see quotes).
• Though it offers a wide range of features, automatic high beams and alternative steering aren’t available.
• Bi-Xenon headlights are an $875 option on the IS 250 C, and don’t include cornering lights nor an adaptive feature.
• The 204-hp IS is, in a word, slow, with an 8.4 second 0-60 time with either manual or automatic transmission.
• The IS 250 C’s V-6 is considered reasonably smooth for a V-6, but it’s not as responsive as BMW’s inline-6, and has been described as “lifeless” in road tests.
• Lexus’ navigation system features a hard-drive data base, but uses an antiquated touch-screen interface so most functions demand visual attention. The system offers no music collection, Direct Access buttons nor Programmable Memory Keys, and has only a 7-inch display.
• Lexus offers Enhanced Bluetooth, destination assistance and eDestination (similar to BMW Search), but has nothing like BMW Apps, downloadable email, Text-to-Speech or recent-call lists.
• Despite its 10-inch longer overall length and almost 3-inch longer wheelbase, the IS-C offers only 25.9 inches of rear legroom.
• While the IS-C trunk offers 10.8 cu-ft. top up, that space plummets to 2.4 cu-ft. with the top down. And Lexus offers nothing like BMW’s utility-expanding Through-Loading System.
• Lexus offers the same warranty period, but includes no maintenance. Edmunds.com estimates maintenance cost for the IS250 as $2,037 for the first three years; that’s an additional $57 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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