BMW 1 Series or Audi A3 Sportback?
I am looking to purchase a new BMW 1 Series or Audi A3 Sportback for my daily commute of 40 miles to London. I’d prefer an automatic, with a petrol engine. What do you suggest?
Asked on 7 October 2013 by Anup

In the Audi A3, the 1.8TSI 170 s-tronic. But the only petrol engined BMW 1-Series I've driven is the 135i, and that was in the snow. The equivalent 1-Series to the Audi would be the 170PS 118i, or the more powerful 218PS 125i M-Sport (which gets you into big wheels and low profile tyres).
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