Although I can't comment on the perfomance and handling characteristics of a Cayman or Cayman S I have driven a couple BMW Z4's. For me, the Z4 (3.0i) remains one of the most pleasurable and exciting driving experiences to date. I have driven or owned various performance vehicles including Ferraris and the Z4 still stands out as providing the most connected driving feel ever. I often wonder how awesome the Z4 M Roadster or M Coupe perform with the additional HP on tap. I love my SRT6 but the disconnected feel really takes away from the driving experience and I wish we had a better transmission. I would definitely recommend driving a Z4 if given the opportunity. I would be surprised if anyone wouldn't be even mildly impressed running this car through the gears and throwing it into turns.

Has anyone driven the current generation Z4? It looks larger and more refined but I'm wondering if it's more watered down than the previous generation?