i'm slightly partial to an Audi S4, it's 10K less than a Cayman S.

or if you wanted to embelish a little bit and spend 8K more than a Cayman S you could get the RS4 and than really be in business.

as far as "better" thats all usually boils down to a personal preference but the Audi is cheaper, has more power, has rear seats so it's a little more practical and it still has some luxury and refinement. Although all that luxury and practically does come a price of over 1000 more lbs.