
With the opposition offering more and more for less money, you have to wonder if BMW can survive this competitive onslaught as successfully as it did with the previous 318i

The 318i is low on visual excitement but does everything so well it sneaks up on the driver with its competence of handling and braking, and even the four-cylinder engine is very good for its size

The automatic 318i feels noticeably more responsive to throttle input than the superseded car did, and the wider spread of torque offered up by the 1.9 is of more use than the extra couple of kilowatts
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