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The BMW 135i Overview

The Nissan 370Z Overview

What BMW offers…

• BMW’s 135i boasts a longer list of standard features, with 12-way power seats including 4-way lumbar and memory, rain sensor, Through-Loading System, retractable headlight washers and iPod/USB adapter.
• The 135i Convertible nearly matches the Z’s performance while offering significantly more day-to-day practicality in comfort, utility and overall convenience.
• The 135i is a true 4-seater, with reasonable seating for front and rear passengers and 10.7 cu-ft of trunk space with its top up.
• The BMW 135i includes larger disc brakes, 13.6-inch front and 12.8-inch rear.
• BMW’s high-performance 7-speed Double Clutch Transmission is a reasonable $450 option on the 135i.
• The 135i’s top can be lowered at speeds up to 25 mph, so it can be dropped even while moving in slow traffic.
• BMW places few restrictions on optional features, so even the base 135i can be equipped exactly the way a customer prefers.
• BMW’s Adaptive bi-Xenon headlamps include automatic self-leveling and active feature and Cornering lights for improved night-time vision, particularly on winding roads.
• BMW’s navigation includes a brilliant 8.8-inch display, 80 GB hard drive, 12 GB music collection and Real Time Traffic Info and weather. The 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.
• BMW’s long wheelbase, short overhangs and overall design detail yields a weight distribution near 50/50 with either 6-speed manual or 7-speed DCT.
• The 135i boasts a much broader powerband, with maximum torque available from 1300–5000 rpm. It also provides more torque overall: 300 lb-ft.
• BMW’s 3.0-liter TwinPower inline-6 is inherently smoother than Nissan’s 3.7-liter V-6, and has been praised for its smoothness and sophistication.
• BMW includes a 4-year/50,000-mile Full Maintenance Warranty, which covers wear items as well as scheduled maintenance.

What Nissan doesn’t…

• The 370Z includes only manually adjusted seats (8-way driver/4-way passenger, no lumbar or memory). A USB port is optional. Headlight washers, a rain sensor, through loading and headlight washers are not available.
• By most accounts, the 370Z Roadster produces only marginally better performance figures but extracts a significant price in everyday practicality.
• For example, the 370Z is strictly a 2-seat car, with minimal cabin space, virtually no cabin storage and a tiny, 4.2 cu-ft. trunk with its top up.
• The 370Z brakes are 12.6-inch all-around; larger brakes require the Touring model with Sport Package ($45,490).
• Nissan charges $1,300–almost three times as much as BMW–for its conventional 7-speed automatic.
• Nissan claims the 370Z’s top can also be lowered with the car moving, but only at speeds of 3 mph or less.
• The base 370Z offers very few stand-alone options; virtually all optional equipment requires a move up to the pricier Touring model.
• Nissan’s Xenon headlamps lack an active feature and don’t include cornering lights; further, they feature only manual height adjustment.
• Nissan’s navigation system combines a 7-inch touch-screen monitor and an awkwardly placed dash-mounted controller with direct access keys. The system includes RTTI and a 9.3 GB music collection, but no internet connectivity nor programmable memory keys.
• Nissan includes a downloadable phone book, but ConnectedDrive features like BMW Apps, Enhanced Bluetooth, recent-call lists, BMW Search, MyInfo, Text-to-Speech or other internet services are not available.
• Despite its “front-midship” design, the 370Z is significantly more nose-heavy, with a weight distribution of 54/46.
• Though the 370Z boasts a 32 hp advantage, its torque (270 lb-ft. @ 5200 rpm) lags BMW’s by an almost identical amount, and its powerband is far narrower.
• Nissan’s 3.7-liter V-6 has never been able to match BMW’s overall sophistication, and its lack of smoothness consistently garners complaints in road tests.
• Nissan offers only a 3-year/36,00-mile warranty that includes no maintenance. That difference can mean thousands of dollars in additional expenses during the warranty period.

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

winding road. … Even the base 135i'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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