How The SLK 350 Compares To The BMW Z4 With a similar premium build, German engineering, and (later on) a folding metal roof, ...

The Z4's main competition, the Mercedes-Benz SLK, is only offered as a hard-top convertible, which also gives BMW a leg up on its main rival in this segment. It's hard to argue with an automaker ...

With a secure power retractable hardtop, the 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class roadster offers more refinement and civility than either the BMW Z4, Honda S2000, or Porsche Boxster. It also provides a ...

And the Z4 does have a lot going for it ... it couldn’t beat the Boxster so it went chasing sales from Mercedes’ SLK. The E89 Z4 wasn’t a bad car by any means, but with a folding metal ...

The BMW Z4 sDrive20i, the new entry point into BM roadster ... the end result being a driving experience closer to that of a Mercedes SLK than a Porsche Boxster. It’s still good fun, but it ...

The Z4's physical dimensions are good for hot laps ... You can no longer have an Audi TT or a Mercedes SLK (which eventually became the SLC). The Jaguar F-Type is dead too, as are the Nissan ...

While the Boxster is in the same class as the BMW Z4, Audi TTS, Corvette Convertible and Mercedes SLK, nothing else offers mid-engine handling, Porsche's performance reputation and more customization ...