meh, my '99 Civic is easier to drive fast. I've found that I can take that car (dumped on Skunk2 coilovers, 16x7 wheels w/bad tires, and front and rear LCA polybushings) around corners just as fast, if not faster than I can with the S2000, and with much more confidence. The S2000 is far superior in handling, but because the car is so twitchy, I feel less confident with it. It's probably a matter of getting used to it, but I'm not yet.

 

I found my 7th gen Celica much more controllable and easier to drive to the limit. Maybe because I'm still getting used to RWD and the S does feel much more unstable to me at higher speeds for some reason.

I also find my self actually driving below the speed limit most of the time. This car requires concentration when I drive it, but I'm also driving around making sure people don't run me off the road and also making sure I brake early enough so the car behind me doesn't ram into me. I'm used to engine braking and then stopping.

Jon

 

no.. on my test drive of the s... i went back into my v6 tiburon..and felt like i was driving a vw beetle... ahhha it is a car that will get up and go very noticable

 

You must understand that just because the car feels easier to drive at a higher speed doesn't mean it won't go from "Oh I got this, I got this"... to you into the WALL. Feedback is good, twitch is good. Not having the feedback and being ok with it is like not going to the doctor ever, even though you don't NOTICE anything... you could have something seriously wrong. I think you are putting in a what you DON'T know can't hurt you, the not knowing being that your civic could find itself between a rock in a hard place in a fraction of a second at the limit. Some cars tell you when they are there, some make it seem just fine then SHOOMmmm, ErrrrrRRR... BAM!

 

thats because ... its a tiburon. no offense or anything.

 

coming from a heavily modified E46 M3 SMG II I found the S2000 easier to handle and control, but not faster to drive. It lacks TORQUE and some low end power. I did have to get use to it though.

But after i drive my daily beater (05 Camry) and then jump in my S, it does feel like a beast at times.

-Des

 

im personally kind of scared to drive the s fast because im not where near used to driving rwd and a car with this amount of hp. so i try not to speed and not be too quick on the go.

 

Why did you bail on the M3?

 

I don't think you understood what I was trying to say. That's not what I meant at all.

The Civic is FWD, prone to understeer, and it loses grip very progressively with the way it's set up. It's controllable. Compared to the S2000, I have a better sense of how much I can modulate throttle and how much brake I can apply in cornering situations. I have more confidence in myself to push a FWD car harder than a RWD car. The S2000 on the other hand, although responsive, is sensitive to input and it doesn't take much for the rear end to come around (I know from personal experience). You say that my Civic will catch me by surprise while the S2000 won't. That hasn't been my experience so far. I have my guard up for when the tail steps out on the S2K because it happens quickly. I don't believe that the car is easy to figure out, but once one does, it's extremely rewarding to drive... it's already a blast to drive in Auto-X now that I've got some driver skills tuned up.

...Some show (Top Gear?) made some crack about the S2000 spinning out if you look at it the wrong way... haha

 

Weird...