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The BMW 128i Overview

The Acura TSX 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’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.
• BMW’s Comfort Access provides automatic locking and unlocking with the remote still in pocket or purse.
• 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 attention to design detail yields a weight distribution near 50/50 in virtually every 128i configuration.
• The 128i weighs 3208 pounds with manual transmission, 3285 with automatic.
• The 128i’s 3.0-liter inline-6 is inherently smoother than Audi’s turbo inline-4, and offers significantly more power and response.
• The 128i includes a silky-shifting 6-speed manual or 6-speed STEPTRONIC automatic as a no-cost option.
• BMW’s magnesium/aluminum inline-6 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 TSX.
• 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…

• Acura’s standard equipment includes an 8-way power driver’s seat with 4-way lumbar support, but the passenger seat offers 4-way control only.
• Acura’s navigation features only an 8-inch display with lower resolution, and its dash-mounted controller requires a stretch to use. The system includes no music storage, with no direct access or programmable memory keys.
• The TSX navigation system offers nothing like BMW’s ConnectedDrive features, and has no Text-to-Speech function, no Enhanced Bluetooth, calendar nor recent calls list.
• Acura’s TSX still requires a conventional push-button remote for locking and unlocking.
• Though standard, the TSX’s Xenon headlights are low-beam only, non-adaptive and non-leveling, so their illumination is limited on winding roads.
• With either transmission, the TSX puts between 59 and 60 percent of its weight on the front wheels.
• Even in 4-cylinder form, the TSX weighs 200 pounds more than the 128i: 3400 manual/3486 auto.
• Acura’s inline-4 can’t match BMW’s inline-6 for smoothness, and its power output is well behind the 128i’s–29 horsepower less, with 28 lb-ft. less torque.
• The TSX offers a standard 6-speed manual, but its optional automatic is an old-generation 5-speed.
• Acura’s 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder features a conventional aluminum block and head.
• A Car and Driver test of a 2009 TSX 6-speed (September 2010) produced a 7.1 second 0-60 time.
• Acura offers the same warranty period, but does not include maintenance. Edmunds.com estimates maintenance cost for the TSX as $1,059 for the first three years; that’s an additional $30 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 getinto 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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