TG's Top 100 cars ever driven - S2000 is 27th!
12-09-2001, 01:54 AM
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Just bought Jan 2002 issue of Top Gear Magazine. They have a feature on the top 100 cars they've ever tested - actually strike that thread title... it's the top 100 MOST MEMORABLE cars they've ever driven.
The S2000 is 27th (but don't read too much into that as the Citroen 2CV is 6th!!!)
Comments on the S2000...
"There are some who would have you believe that the Honda S2000 isn't much cop. Don't listen - this is one of the most exciting roadsters ever. How could it not be with a timber-shivering VTEC engine that revs up to 9000 rpm, the snickiest short-throw 6 speed gearchange and a tactile all-round double wishbone suspension? And everything is geared towards the driver. The gearlever is a wrist-flick away, while controls for radio and aircon are just an oustretched fingertip from the steering wheel. The digital dash (yes it is very 70's) makes for quick readings of speedo and tacho, all the better for keeping your eyes on the road. And it moves just as dart-like as it looks (in profile). Brilliant.
'About pure driving passion' "
BTW - Just to illustrate the variety of diferent types of vehicle chosen... No. 1 was the Ferrari F355 and No. 100 was the Messerschmitt KR200 !!
Pete
The S2000 is 27th (but don't read too much into that as the Citroen 2CV is 6th!!!)
Comments on the S2000...
"There are some who would have you believe that the Honda S2000 isn't much cop. Don't listen - this is one of the most exciting roadsters ever. How could it not be with a timber-shivering VTEC engine that revs up to 9000 rpm, the snickiest short-throw 6 speed gearchange and a tactile all-round double wishbone suspension? And everything is geared towards the driver. The gearlever is a wrist-flick away, while controls for radio and aircon are just an oustretched fingertip from the steering wheel. The digital dash (yes it is very 70's) makes for quick readings of speedo and tacho, all the better for keeping your eyes on the road. And it moves just as dart-like as it looks (in profile). Brilliant.
'About pure driving passion' "
BTW - Just to illustrate the variety of diferent types of vehicle chosen... No. 1 was the Ferrari F355 and No. 100 was the Messerschmitt KR200 !!
Pete
12-09-2001, 03:27 AM
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The S2000 is 27th (but don't read too much into that as the Citroen 2CV is 6th!!!)
The S2000 is 27th (but don't read too much into that as the Citroen 2CV is 6th!!!)
12-09-2001, 04:00 AM
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Originally posted by ianl
In terms of 'memorable' cars I have driven - nothing quite prepares you for the full 2CV experience! I owned one a few years back and absolutely loved it. The noise and handling are quite unlike anything else I have driven. Once you get the hang of preserving momentum at all costs, and planning overtaking moves a good 1/2 mile ahead, you can really move and shock in the 2CV - I dont thing that TG are that wide of the mark given their defined brief.
In terms of 'memorable' cars I have driven - nothing quite prepares you for the full 2CV experience! I owned one a few years back and absolutely loved it. The noise and handling are quite unlike anything else I have driven. Once you get the hang of preserving momentum at all costs, and planning overtaking moves a good 1/2 mile ahead, you can really move and shock in the 2CV - I dont thing that TG are that wide of the mark given their defined brief.
Mind you we only had the two for a short while. I saw the green one offered at a crazy price in a local garage; I bought it and sold it again two weeks later for what I knew it was worth (made
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Originally posted by ianl
In terms of 'memorable' cars I have driven - nothing quite prepares you for the full 2CV experience! I owned one a few years back and absolutely loved it. The noise and handling are quite unlike anything else I have driven. Once you get the hang of preserving momentum at all costs, and planning overtaking moves a good 1/2 mile ahead, you can really move and shock in the 2CV - I dont thing that TG are that wide of the mark given their defined brief.
In terms of 'memorable' cars I have driven - nothing quite prepares you for the full 2CV experience! I owned one a few years back and absolutely loved it. The noise and handling are quite unlike anything else I have driven. Once you get the hang of preserving momentum at all costs, and planning overtaking moves a good 1/2 mile ahead, you can really move and shock in the 2CV - I dont thing that TG are that wide of the mark given their defined brief.
12-09-2001, 06:24 AM
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It's a very long time since I've driven a 2CV, but I do remember its bizarre charm and excellent roadholding. Couldn't get the hang of the gearchange, as I remember.
Would be very strange to drive one back to back with the S2K!
Would be very strange to drive one back to back with the S2K!
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My automotive life long love affair has to be with mini's.
I have had two in my lifetime. They were unreliable, noisy and took a lot of time to maintain and keep on the road but there is something about them that I love.
A bit irrational really, but I expect, not uncommon.
I have had two in my lifetime. They were unreliable, noisy and took a lot of time to maintain and keep on the road but there is something about them that I love.
A bit irrational really, but I expect, not uncommon.
12-09-2001, 07:13 AM
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Originally posted by AnDy_PaNdY
My automotive life long love affair has to be with mini's.
I have had two in my lifetime. They were unreliable, noisy and took a lot of time to maintain and keep on the road but there is something about them that I love.
A bit irrational really, but I expect, not uncommon.
My automotive life long love affair has to be with mini's.
I have had two in my lifetime. They were unreliable, noisy and took a lot of time to maintain and keep on the road but there is something about them that I love.
A bit irrational really, but I expect, not uncommon.
Pete
