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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 12:07 PM
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Check out the August '03 Car and Driver Mag, where the S2k is rated number 1 when tested against Audi TT, Porsche Boxter, BMW Z4 and and Nissan 350Z roadster.

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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 12:19 PM
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Lol, C&D is turning into GM
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 12:22 PM
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y r there so many comp. tests wit all those cars? and each one is different..
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 12:37 PM
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But they're all convertibles and fighting for the same market share
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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Road & Track also did a nice article on the S2000 versus the Nissan 350Z roadster with the S2000 winning. It is in the august edition.
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 01:10 PM
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So if they write something nice they've mended their ways and when they either don't write about it or write something negative they're a bunch of idiots? How fickle some people are....
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 01:18 PM
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No, Strike:

When they ranked the S2k poorly a few months ago, they tested it as a hardtop, against other hardtops. They also got some rather poor timed runs, suggesting a defective sample or a driver who did not know how to drive this particular car. There 0 to 60 then was over 10% slower than their earlier time, and this should have prompted them to inquire -- as 10% indicates a problem somewhere.

They are still rating the s2k low on "features". I guess they don't consider electric power steering, a frame plus unibody, finned diferential housing, and the like as "features".

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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 01:20 PM
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Car and Driver still sucks.
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Old Jun 28, 2003 | 01:22 PM
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They may have gotten the result right this time, but they still aren't very automotive literate for a CAR MAGAZINE!!!!! Pathetic.
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