[kdog26372]

The S2000 was not a slow car for its time. Low 5's 0-60 and matched the much more expensive Porsche Boxter S in almost every stat yet costed about 1/2 the price. What's with all the hate on that car? I owned one, you'd be hard pressed to find a more satisfying car to drive anywhere near $30k back in 2001. And I had a VR6 Jetta and it was nowhere close to as fast as an S2000, that was like a mid-6 0-60 car.

It's not a drag race car, although it will run low 12's in the mid teens with a $3k supercharger kit which would match/beat the M2, it was a great car for it's time and to be saying a car 15 years later in the 228i matches or barely beats a car from 2001 is nice I guess because it's a heavier car and has a much nicer interior, but also shows that the Honda was pretty good for it's day even without the help of a turbo.

The 228i is a great car I'm sure and perfect for some people, but you don't need to justify your car by beating down on cars 15 year old. If Honda still made the car it would still be targeting the Porsche Boxster S for performance stats and nobody would compare a 228i to a modern Boxster I don't think.