I thought Motor Trend said the Boxster S was the king of handling, followed closely by the S2K...? I will try to go through all my back issues and dig up that morsel of info...
Yeah, but you have to think -- who cares. Magazines are magazines. We don't live in them.
Personally, the S2000 is not my definition of a good track car -- not stock anyway. Too much bumpsteer, a tendency to snap the ass end around and not enough brake/tire stock. Throw in the lack of a roof and real roll bars behind you ....
Now, all of these things can and have been sorted out and there are a number of S2000's out there that are fantastic track cars. To each his own.
98CoupeV6, previously a worked over S52 99 M coupe (The Z3 derived ones, suspension, brakes, tires, etc 1:12's at SCR near Denver), now a 2002 S54 M coupe, and a 01 Z06 to boot.
The M will get coil-overs, brakes, adjustible sways, camber etc. The Z06 is scary fast stock, all it needs is tires and gas.