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My daughter picked up her new Cayenne weekend before last & I had a chance to drive 2 Boxer S’s a PDK & a 6MT.The PDK was a sport+ kind of like the 335is to the 335i & the 6MT was a regular S. The PDK S+ has no trouble knocking out 4.2/4.3 0-60 all day long. The 6MT is a few tenths slower.

In simple terms either would run away & hide from Z4 of any option package. In Car & Drivers Lightning Laps at the 4.1 mile VIR the Boxer S is 38th & Cayman is 39th fastest of all time the best Z4, the current 35is, is 78th on the list:

#38 3:03.8 PORSCHE BOXSTER SPYDER LL3 2/11
#39 3:03.9 PORSCHE CAYMAN R LL3 2/12

Best BMW finish ever

#47 3:04.7 BMW M6 LL3 2/13

Top Z4’s

#78 3:10.4 BMW Z4 sDRIVE35is LL3 2/12
#85 3:11.7 BMW Z4 M COUPE LL2 8/07

I have had 4 BMW’s 330Ci ZHP 6MT 335is 135is X3, still have two of them, but am not a Kool Aid drinker. If you want a track day car that is fun on the street a Boxer or Cayman is a hot ticket. I would, actually might, buy the Boxer over the Cayman & fit a roll bar. Z4 is a very nice street car but is not at the level of a lot of other cars that are available for track days.

When you think about an older M version of the Z4 for the track think about it sitting behind an SUV on the list.

#84 3:11.1 BMW X5 M LLT 2/12