this is a shocker to me. never read such a negative characterization, ever! so, personally, i would discount his comments. he didn't qualify enough to explain his views. sort of half-ass'ed comments!

Colin Woodwin of evo on S2000

 

I understand his comments about the wet handling. With the original S02's, the car did not break traction in a predictable manner. It was all or nothing; if traction broke, Lord help you. I'd assign it more to the tires than chassis design.

 

Oh boy... that's rich. First of all, the S2000 was never meant to be a rainy day sports car. The fact that it only comes in convertible form should suggest that. Also, wet handling characteristics are mostly due to the tires. Surely this reviewer knows that you can swap more rain friendly tires onto ANY car and it will be better in the wet.

Trying to drive this car in a spirited manner in the rain is a picture perfect case of "wrong tool for the job".

Nothing to see here, IMO.

 

The S2000 can be a lot of fun in the rain - very lively!

It actually sounds like he's scared of the car - disappointed that it didn't coddle him?

 

He was relying on traction control to mitigate his driving errors...

 

I'm more shocked that anyone is still discussing the S2000 in the car journalism world. What's next, talking about the practicality of a 90's MR2?

 

This.

 

These are the only comments the author made on the car:

"Within ten feet I knew that something was wrong. I was sitting too high and the car just didn’t feel right. In later drives I never trusted the S2000’s chassis and once nearly had a big accident in one on a wet Belgium autoroute that only Steve Sutcliffe’s fabulous car control saved."

I'm puzzled. First of all, the S2000's seating position is one of the best I've ever experienced. I've never heard anyone call the seating position too high. I'm 5'7" though. Maybe if he's over 6' then it's less than ideal, but wouldn't he have that issue in any small sports car?

Secondly, judging a car's handling purely on driving in the wet is a bit narrow-minded. Tires play a huge role. Also, if he wasn't even driving the car (Sutcliffe was) then I'm not sure why he is commenting on the driving dynamics.

I'll concede that the S2000 is known to be a bit snappy at the limit and breaks traction less progressively than some competitors like the 350Z and Boxster, but that's also part of its charm.

 

He was asked to recall the most disappointing car he's ever driven.
He didn't say it was a bad car. He said he was disappointed that it wasn't brilliant (his opinion, not mine).

 

Im the total oppsoite. I get disappointed w every car that competes w the s2k after driving the it lol.. I can tell he owns a prius and drives like a pussy lol