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The rear-wheel-drive BMW 1 Series enters its fifth year on the market with a few visual changes, as well as a new higher-performance version from BMW's M division, dubbed the 1 Series M. Above the entry-level 128i is the 135i, whose compact dimensions and two-door layout give it few genuine competitors. The car comes as a coupe or convertible; shoppers might cross-shop the 135i with the Nissan 370Z, Infiniti G37 coupe or top-end versions of Detroit's muscle cars.

The 128i is covered separately in Cars.com's Research section.

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    Climate control functions in detail
    Temperature Turn the wheel to set the desired temperature. The automatic climate control reaches this temperature as quickly as possible, if necessary by increasing the cooling or heating ou ...

    Switching on/off
    Press the button. ▷ On: the LED lights up. ▷ Off: the LED goes out. The system can issue warnings at speeds above approx. 40 mph/65 km/h. The state is stored for the remote contro ...

    Switching on/off
    To switch the entertainment audio output on or off: Press knob 1next to the CD/DVD player. This symbol on the Control Display indicates that sound output is switched off. The sound output is ava ...