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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...