Our little bimmer eats the Rx-8 alive. They both thought it was better overall. It stops in the the same distance, but the BMW handles better, is much faster, has more storage, uses less fuel in their test. They say the price is the only negative for the 135i, other than the smallish space in the back seat.
Passing in top gear, 60-120kph, the BMW does it in 7.1 vs. 13.9 seconds.
The 135i is faster to 60 by 2+ seconds too. Not really a fair fight, but they are priced similarly in Germany (within a couple thousand Euro).
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