Vs Autoexpress: Boxster vs Z4 Sdrive23 vs SLK 280

Zafiro

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• Jun 5, 2009

• #1

Folding metal hard-tops claim to provide the best of both worlds – marrying cruising refinement with open-air thrills. But does the new BMW Z4 deliver on this promise?

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Some numbers:

Porsche/BMW/MB
251bhp/201bhp/227bhp

0-60/30-70mph: 6.0 / 5.4 secs 6.4 / 7.0 secs 6.4 / 6.1 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th: 4.0 / 5.3 secs 3.8 / 5.4 secs 3.4 / 5.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th: 6.2 / 7.8 secs 6.6 / 8.5 secs 6.5 / 8.6 secs

 

cawimmer430

Piston Pioneer

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Christian Alexander Wimmer

• Jun 5, 2009

• #2

Boxster vs SLK280



Enough said.

 

Shining Star

Chicane Challenger

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• Jun 5, 2009

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It's a shame. The SLK looks so old next to the two others. The SLK facelift did nothing. The 2012 model can't come soon enough.

 

Centurion

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• Jun 6, 2009

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jsciales said:

It's a shame. The SLK looks so old next to the two others. The SLK facelift did nothing. The 2012 model can't come soon enough.

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No kidding. The Boxster is stylish and has not been that affected by the new Z4 unlike the SLk which now looks 3 years older than what it really is. This time Mercedes better give it a revolutionary overhaul. Out of all these cars I would probably have bought the bimmer. I love the Boxster but it's considerably more expensive than the others. The Boxster S does pack more punch but that one is astonishingly expensive and very close to C63 and M3 money.

 

Tarek

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Tarek

• Jun 6, 2009

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IMO all the SLK needs is the AMG kit and u got one hell of hot little roadster.

 

ree

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• Jun 6, 2009

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Tarek said:

IMO all the SLK needs is the AMG kit and u got one hell of hot little roadster.

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Absolutely - but without it really looks old - especially without no chrome stripe in the middle of the front bumper, and without 18' it is more then "terrible"