Forbes published a rather brief look at the Mercedes-Benz SLK and BMW Z4 today.

If you don't want to know the findings of the article, then don't read any further. According to the author, "Neither the SLK nor the Z4 is inherently better than the other."

In other words, the article really doesn't compare the two vehicles at all, other than lightly touching on sales figures, horsepower, and pricing - all of which Mercedes has the higher numbers.

But in all fairness to BMW, I don't think it's reasonable to compare the $34,800 Z4 to the $62,275 SLK55 AMG, which the author did on a few occassions. If you're going to compare the two vehicles, I think it's at least necessary to compare the SLK 280 alone to the Z4. When the new BMW Z4 M Roadster is released, that will be an entirely different story.

That being said, the SLK 280 still outnumbers and outperforms the Z4 across the board, albeit at a slightly higher price tag.  See Forbes, it's not that difficult to declare who the real victor is.

You can check out Forbes' article by clicking here.