There seems to be much confusion on this subject, so we at the EvoClub, as a public service, would like to clear up this not-so-puzzling mystery once and for all using the powers of bad journalism, incorrect facts, lies and bias opinion.

For all intents and purposes, most of what’s written also applies to the "performance" offerings from Mazda (the MX5) and to a lesser extent Ford's new Focus and Citroen's new Saxo.

The S2000 is a fine car. It has a little bit of power, even without the aftermarket supercharger kits so prevalent these days. It handles in a passable fashion (due to the RWD being unbalanced by the ridiculously phallic front end hiding the engine) and comes in all the colours a lady (or a man if he wants to drive one...we're not homophobic here) could ever desire, and comes in at a reasonable price (otherwise no-one would buy one).

All the above said, how does the S2000 compare to Mitsubishi's EVO? There’s NO comparison!!!! They are two completely different animals and shouldn’t even be spoken about in the same breath.

The S2000 is based on Honda's sh1tbox Jazz. This is a car designed to fit into the lives of morons with no money and even less sense. Not exactly the benchmark for a performance car, is it? The S2000's engine is the same one fitted to the Babyliss hairdryer range, and in fact some Babyliss hairdryers come with a "plug and play" feature, so if your S2000's engine goes pop you just plug the dryer into your cigarette lighter and you're good to go again, all the way up to 60 in a blistering 6.2 seconds. Wow!

I hear the S2000 camp screaming "Our car is as far from the Jazz as Jay Leno is from comedy!" While this would be yet another example of the monstrously gross exaggeration S2000 owners are known for, there is also a modicum of truth in the statement that I’d like to address: The S2000 may have a different engine and body from the Jazz, but they're both incredibly sh1t cars, and at least Jazz drivers don't have the embarrassment of having to drive an S2000.

I have driven many S2000s and many EVOs on different race tracks and even on different planets, so I speak from experience. The S2000 is a mediocre car that gets you to your job at the hairdresser in an acceptable period of time, but on track it transforms itself...into a mobile chicane. With no torque and the poor chassis that all convertibles suffer from the whole driving experience leaves you a bit limp. The lap times between the EVO and the S2000 are night and day. The EVO has bags of torque, bags of grip, AWD, a trick rear diff and a trick centre diff. Add to the mix the low gear ratios and mammoth brakes it is the much better performance package.

While the S2000 is an ok car to drive, its capabilities in the hands of an experienced driver prove limited without spending significant $$ by buying a better car. I'll give a recent example of a clear side-by-side comparison. S2000s to 60 in 6.2 seconds, the EVO to 60 in 4.4 seconds. Does anything more need to be said? It does? Well driving around town in the S2000 I was just sick of people asking if I'd cut their hair for them, or people asking where the nearest YMCA or Naval signup location was. So instead I got a woman to drive it for me. She was quite complimentary about how little the wind buffed her hair with the roof down, despite it not being sunny or warm and really just looking like a bit of an ass. So back in the EVO and now mothers were shielding the eyes of small children and foxes were jumping in front of the car by way of sacrifice.

Don't just take my word for it. An EvoClub member who owns both an S2000 and an EVO was banned for having such poor taste, so I asked an average Joe on the street instead. He said;

"Those S2000s are a bit wank, aren't they?"

The EVO is a purpose build base for a genuine rally car with performance and handling you will not get for the same amount of money anywhere. There is no Honda that is used as the base car for proper motorsport. Look at it....it's a convertible for God's sake! Everything about the EVO is designed to make it an incredible performance machine right out of the box. Engines ranging from 280 BHP to 400 BHP, incredible suspension, tyres, brakes. You don't need to touch an EVO and it'll beat almost every car on the road either in a straight line or through the bends. The EVO is world-renown as being one of the best performance cars money can buy and has an iconic state.

The car was designed and built by the same team that are responsible for many WRC championship wins and is successfully used in rallies all over the world. This car is no pretend sports car....it's a tough tough toy for tough tough boys. If you want a silly little car to pose around town in then the S2000 is probably the car for you. If you want supercar performance all with a big boot and five seats then the EVO is the car for you. It's happy around town, on the motorway and on track.

Ferrari, Porsche, Lotus, BMW, these are all fine car manufactures who make good cars that are good at what they do....but an EVO? Nothing is even in it's league. The S2000? Keep trying to convince yourself all you want, but you know it's just a bit sh1t.