S2000 named one of top 20 most dangerous vehicles

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Mar 29, 2008 | 08:30 PM

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gomarlins3

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It's a sports car, accidents happen.

Mar 29, 2008 | 11:22 PM

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ZX11

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Originally Posted by Ruprecht,Mar 29 2008, 03:26 PM

Precisely.

Other vehicles offer stronger feedback prior to breakaway.

The S is stickier, but with a VERY shocking/limited/surprise factor transition from eating the curves to getting eaten.

Isn't that a component of the tire design. They stick very well but then break loose violently when the driver goes over their limits. I thought less sticky tires (and higher profile tires) will break away more progressively. So that the S2000 could be tamed with lower traction tires that start sliding in a smoother fashion?

Mar 30, 2008 | 12:11 AM

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Ruprecht

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[QUOTE=ZX11,Mar 29 2008, 11:22 PM] Isn't that a component of the tire design.

Mar 30, 2008 | 12:19 PM

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MisterMatt

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and even good drivers do stupid things...I'm not necessarily referring to myself...but I'm not denying it either. I get mine back from the body shop tomorrow.

Mar 30, 2008 | 12:24 PM

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PeaceLove&S2K

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Must be all that flying burritos.

Mar 30, 2008 | 09:14 PM

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toofast4yalll

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Originally Posted by ZX11,Mar 29 2008, 11:22 PM

I have a set of Yokohama Advan A048s that I use for the track. They are just about the stickiest R-comp around. They break loose extremely violently and with nearly no warning at all. You can go from being completely in control to sliding at a 45 degree angle in a heart beat if you aren't careful of the car's and tire's limits.

Mar 30, 2008 | 09:38 PM

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ace123

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18. Honda S2000
Convertible

SCORE: 114

Consumer Reports' accident avoidance: Much better than average

The high-performance S2000 convertible has stellar handling and accident avoidance, and gets a surprisingly good five-star rating in NHTSA's side-impact test, plus a top five-star mark for rollover risk. But side airbags aren't at all available on the little, low-riding roadster.

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That was the entire review.

I find this absolutely idiotic. "Surprisingly good?" It performs PERFECTLY by EVERY measured statistic you judge by except it doesn't have side airbags. So that makes this car one of the worst in America. This is a MY07, not a MY00, so snap oversteer is NOT an issue, and TCS is present.

What buffoon was in charge of this report, and why can't he write without an agenda??

MORON: Be objective. Write an article called "Side-impact airbags: Are you safe?" instead of slandering safe vehicles. If your point is valid, you can make it using real statistics instead of inventing a problem with a hypothesis and 'alerting' consumers by causing hysteria among the weak-minded who don't see through this shady misapplication of logic.