New Carpoint Daniel Heraud review
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New Carpoint Daniel Heraud review
http://carpoint.msn.com/vip/Heraud/Honda/S...S2000/2002O.asp
Have never understood this guy's % grades -- "Handling: The S2000 handles extremely well thanks to its very rigid body. Generating almost no roll, it takes corners confidently and its reassuring reactions and remarkable tolerance will make most drivers feel like racing champions", but only a grade of 70%!
"Steering: It's direct, precise and very well assisted. The short turning radius gives it diabolically good maneuverability. ", but a grade of only 80%.
"Braking: Brakes are efficient, stable and very easy to gauge. Stops are straight and fade resistance is excellent.", but only 80% again (and this with a tested 60MPH - 0 of 111 feet, vs 121 ft for a Z3 3.0 with a 90% grade awarded).
Other gems:
"The S2000 is not comfortable at low rpm where it's left gasping for air and commands constant gear changes. Once on the highway, it breathes freely at highly illegal speeds and at the expense of many inconveniences. "
"The S2000 is an expensive toy that serves no other purpose than to flatter its owner's ego. It's too expensive and not practical enough in everyday driving to justify the asking price. 0%
Insurance: The high premium reflects the high risk of theft or accidents inherent to this type of vehicle. "
"Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 6.7 sec. 1/4-mile in 15.1 sec. "
"Road Holding: 0.87 g. "
"CONS: 1. Non-aggressive styling.
Have never understood this guy's % grades -- "Handling: The S2000 handles extremely well thanks to its very rigid body. Generating almost no roll, it takes corners confidently and its reassuring reactions and remarkable tolerance will make most drivers feel like racing champions", but only a grade of 70%!
"Steering: It's direct, precise and very well assisted. The short turning radius gives it diabolically good maneuverability. ", but a grade of only 80%.
"Braking: Brakes are efficient, stable and very easy to gauge. Stops are straight and fade resistance is excellent.", but only 80% again (and this with a tested 60MPH - 0 of 111 feet, vs 121 ft for a Z3 3.0 with a 90% grade awarded).
Other gems:
"The S2000 is not comfortable at low rpm where it's left gasping for air and commands constant gear changes. Once on the highway, it breathes freely at highly illegal speeds and at the expense of many inconveniences. "
"The S2000 is an expensive toy that serves no other purpose than to flatter its owner's ego. It's too expensive and not practical enough in everyday driving to justify the asking price. 0%
Insurance: The high premium reflects the high risk of theft or accidents inherent to this type of vehicle. "
"Acceleration: 0-60 mph in 6.7 sec. 1/4-mile in 15.1 sec. "
"Road Holding: 0.87 g. "
"CONS: 1. Non-aggressive styling.
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God I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! He's telling me I bought a HONDA to flatter my ego? A HONDA? What's the world coming to when people buy Hondas to flatter their egos instead of BMWs and Benz's? :-)
I think Heraud's position as a car reviewer speaks volumes about the truth of the old adage - "its not what you know, but who you know". Since he clearly doesn't know much about cars, he must be chums with some folks in the media world.
UL
I think Heraud's position as a car reviewer speaks volumes about the truth of the old adage - "its not what you know, but who you know". Since he clearly doesn't know much about cars, he must be chums with some folks in the media world.
UL
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That is definitely more true than people think....a lot of these car critics are nothing more than freelance writer's who happen to know how to shift a manual transmission.
But oh well...just like movie critics, if you actually decide to watch a movie based on a critic then I guess you're probably the same type of person who would purchase a car solely on critic's viewpoints...
But oh well...just like movie critics, if you actually decide to watch a movie based on a critic then I guess you're probably the same type of person who would purchase a car solely on critic's viewpoints...
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Chill out folks. I looked at MSN and it appears that Mr. Heraud simply doesn't rate roadsters/convertibles very highly, any of 'em. The 2002 BMW Z3 got 64%, the 2002 Miata 62%, the 2002 Corvette 65%, the 2002 Ford Thunderbird 65%. He pretty much dings them all the same in the categories. I'm not sure what his criteria are, but they all get dinged for tiny cabin interior, tiny trunk, conveniences, etc.
It appears the Mr. Heraud expects a plush riding car, excellent performance, TONS of interior and trunk room, ingress/egress is effortless, be COMPLETELY noiseless, get exellent gas mileage, low cost to insurance, and have lots of creature comforts, conveniences with easy to read/reach controls, have a high resale, and oh by the way, have an extremely LOW, LOW purchase price. From what I've seen no roadster/convertible would ever rate more than 65% and such a car (above) cannot simply be built.
By the way Odessey gets 68%, Accord, 72%, Acura TL 71%, Lexus ES300 71%, Honda Civic 71%, Toyota Camry 72%. I honestly don't know what kind of car this man thinks should be highly rated.
Dave K.
It appears the Mr. Heraud expects a plush riding car, excellent performance, TONS of interior and trunk room, ingress/egress is effortless, be COMPLETELY noiseless, get exellent gas mileage, low cost to insurance, and have lots of creature comforts, conveniences with easy to read/reach controls, have a high resale, and oh by the way, have an extremely LOW, LOW purchase price. From what I've seen no roadster/convertible would ever rate more than 65% and such a car (above) cannot simply be built.
By the way Odessey gets 68%, Accord, 72%, Acura TL 71%, Lexus ES300 71%, Honda Civic 71%, Toyota Camry 72%. I honestly don't know what kind of car this man thinks should be highly rated.
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Read this article .
It should be a dead giveaway that Mr. Heraud has no real method for rating vehicles other than whatever the heck he feels like on that given day.
From his review of the Miata vs review of the S2000, one could conclude that:
- The miata has a much roomier cockpit than the S2000
- The S2000's trunk is the same size as the Miata's
- Neither car handles very well (70% S2000, 75% Miata)
- The miata's brakes suck
- The S2000's radio is pretty good (80%)
- The Miata is pricey and the S2000 is too expensive. (This guy must like puke green geo metros or something)
- 21 mpg is good.
I feel sorry for anyone who uses these reviews to base a major purchasing decision on. The college kid that reviews cars for the local paper does a vastly better job.
It should be a dead giveaway that Mr. Heraud has no real method for rating vehicles other than whatever the heck he feels like on that given day.
From his review of the Miata vs review of the S2000, one could conclude that:
- The miata has a much roomier cockpit than the S2000
- The S2000's trunk is the same size as the Miata's
- Neither car handles very well (70% S2000, 75% Miata)
- The miata's brakes suck
- The S2000's radio is pretty good (80%)
- The Miata is pricey and the S2000 is too expensive. (This guy must like puke green geo metros or something)
- 21 mpg is good.
I feel sorry for anyone who uses these reviews to base a major purchasing decision on. The college kid that reviews cars for the local paper does a vastly better job.