Friday 9th August 2002

Honda S2000

Graham Bell tries out Honda's recently revised roadster.

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[aclucas]

Given the number of these things I've seen stuffed into banks, or with both ends missing by the side of the motorway (despite Honda not selling that huge a number of them), I suspect that the rear-wheel drive handling is catching out a few people who bought to pose rather than drive... I wonder if the "new version" is supposed to fix that.

[aclucas]

I've never driven one (the closest in geographical terms is a nissan sunny 1.6 LX) or any VTEC - but even the Puma 1.7's Vwhatevercamthingie(tm) had a slight shove so I would imagine something pushing well over 100bhp/l must do something similar (well if you want fuel economy as well). Pretty much all the stuffed ones I've seen have been on or near sliproads on the M27, I suspect they're just pushing it a little too hard in the wet - and not expecting the rear end response - as you say a step up from an MGF. Admittedly I've done a pretty good impression of a lighthouse off one of the same sliproads, but no cars around (except some surprised people coming the opposite way (dual carridgeway)) and me wondering how to explain sideways mudsplashes on the roof. Fortunatly no trees/lampposts etc were harmed, just pride.