Wolf nailed it...unfortunately that's BMW's N/A strategy and it penalizes, to an extent, 128 owners.
I say penalize because if you've had a chance to drive the 265hp version it's perfectly balanced, responsive and powerful..there's enuff extra grunt in reserve to always feel it.
If this had been offered in the 1-er I'd have gone for it in a flash. As is, the 128'll be a great car but if it had arrived here in the 3.0i version- it would have been the best deal by far.
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