Just returned from a full day at the Detroit Auto Show. I can report that the S2000, the NOW three year old S2000, is still drawing crowds. Every time I went by the Honda area it was the big draw and had a dozen or so people looking, sitting, and crawling around it. It still looks great and lots of other folks must have agreed. I was very proud to know I had one back home tucked away waiting for springtime.

For a tin top I was impressed with the 350Z, it looked much better to me than when I first saw it at last year's show... it looked leaner. The new Pontiac concept car was great looking too -- but a lot can change when and if production becomes a reality. I finally saw the Evo VII that I've heard so much about... no one was even noticing it (it's a sleeper). Even got to hug a beautiful blond model, but that's another story.

Anyway, the S2000 looked timeless and great. It didn't have to take a back seat to anything there.

 

dlq04 - great review on our little S2000!
Would you say the 350Z was different from the concept or just your reaction to it was different? When I saw the concept in Toronto my impression was tall, wide, fat, stogy.

 

Of course the S2000 still draws crowds ... That's why we're all together in this. In some parts of the world, it's still considered a rare sight ... Like for example, Singapore because it's simply just too overpriced.

 

i live in the bay area, this is probably the area with the most S2000 driving around. even here it draws attention

 

YEP ! with that price I could be driving a Viper or a Corvette

But I fell in love with the S2000 and no regrets

rog

 

It was pretty much the same at the LA Auto show. Lots of people staring at and sitting in the S2000. Gotta love this car!

 

i live in ft. lauderdale...
only time i see "more" of them is the weekend nights at south beach or something!
when i say more... i mean 3 or four.
i really only see 3 a week.
including the one in my school (other than mine) and the one in my neighborhood... driven by a woman.
other than that it's a rare site...
my g/f and i get so excited when we spot one as if i just spoted an F50 or something.
it's easy to spot them at night though... w/those lights... they are similar to the audies, but at the same time, they clearly AREN'T!
before i got my S2000, my g/f and i used to drive down to south beach just to spot one or too...
btw, i actually used to hate them at first... back in 99'... either i was jealous or i got mad that people were sweatin' a car i USED to think was a slow POS...
wooooops,
i love it now though...

 

When I saw the S2000, I sorta cringed. First, it was yellow, should have been silver or white Second, I saw at least 4 people get into it and manage to kick the body below the door frame or drag their feet across the S2000 plate on the frame. It's a freaking convertible! It's not that hard to get into! Lift your feet up! The S2000 was not alone in this treatment, almost every car that people were allowed to get in was treated the same. Sadly, I think the Mini S was getting better treatment. And yes, I realize that they're show cars, but what is so hard about showing the slightest bit of respect for the cars? If people didn't abuse the heck out of them, maybe we'd get to play in some of the nicer cars instead of just looking. Grr.

Still a great show

 

They made design changes that improved the looks... a lot IMO. I talked to a rep there and he explained the improvements that they made, each of which improved the items you (and I) disliked in last year's concept car. The car is scheduled to be hitting our shores August 1, with pre-orders taking up the first 6-months of production. He said they were looking at producing 40,000 to 50,000 initially. If so, they will not be rare long.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WestSideBilly
[B]It's not that hard to get into!