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Originally Posted by Wiggum
You will see that the 135i is actually significantly wider than the 335i, even though the wheel base width is similiar. You'll also notice that the car is much, much shorter in height...
Place this car next to a 335i, and I expect it too appear low, and wide, giving the appearance you are looking for...
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I'm afraid you are misreading the diagrams here. First, on the width - to compare apples to apples you need to use the 1748 cm figure for the 1 coupe, not the 1934, as the 335's width measurement does not include the side mirrors (they typically are not included in overall width measurements). Thus the 135 is narrower than the 335 by some 34 cm.
On the height, the 135 is lower than the 128 (1403 vs 1428) but both are taller than the 335 (1395 from the spec diagram , 1375 from the spec text (huh?-way to go BMW)). These numbers go a good way to explaining the 1 coupe's boxier appearance - taller, narrower, and some 200 mm shorter than the 335. I'm happy with the latter two but we really didn't need the greater height.