I received my Motor Trend in the mail today. This issue follows last issue which had the big Roadster Comparo. the readers comments are great, 4 or 5 people very pro-Honda. Motor Trend posted them for a reason! Check it out!

 

Yes, I got mine too and noticed that! People were very upset at Motor Trend! By the way, are any of those people who wrote Motor Trend memebers of this board? I bet they are!

 

Generally, my experience with Motor Trend is that if you don't expect too much from them you will avoid being disappointed

 

Which issue are you referring to? And which issue was their original Roadster Comparo? I didn't catch it, but assume the S2000 cleaned house?

 

The S2000 came out as the best sports car in a review carried out by the combinded state motor service clubs in Australia. Price was one of the criteria that certainly benefits the S2.

They include the tables used to rate the cars and this makes for interesting reading.
http://www.nrma.com.au/Page/Public?PageId=...ars_2000_sports

Cheers Lex www.s2000.au.com

 

Motor Trend is a mouthpiece for domestic automakers. Just check the list of MTCOTY awards. You'll see such domestic "classics" like the '97 Chevy Malibu and the '95 Chrysler Cirrus. Heck, even their data isn't worth too much because they make so many typos. I swear they claimed a sub-6 sec Hyundai in a review a while back.

When they put down the S2000, keep the above in mind. Also keep in mind that they are headquartered in L.A., where it is difficult to enjoy any car to its fullest. The middle-of-the-pack torque curve of the S2K must be very frustrating in the sub-5 MPH LA traffic where you battle againt torquey SUVs for the open spot in the next lane over.

 

There are (pro S2000) readers' feedbacks on the newest issue of R&T too.
They are all in dismay of the "biased" scoring that the Boxster received.