• Relatively big, but awkward, boot
• Very little cabin storage
• Slightly fiddly folding soft-top

The semi-electric folding roof is fiddly to operate – you have to release two catches but it’s awkward and requires some man-handling. Overall it’s quite an effort when other manufacturers offer slick folding metal hardtops. The boot is quite big for a two-seater but is an awkward shape and there are too many intrusions so fitting square objects (such as larger suitcases) isn’t easy.

Worse still, there’s little additional space in the cabin for storing much else – the tiny door pockets are pretty useless and there’s no glovebox either.

Is the Honda S2000 safe?

• Four star crash test results good for a roadster of this age
• Unforgiving, powerful rear-wheel drive car will let you get things wrong
• Relatively easy to drive sedately and enjoy, however

The S2000 scored four stars out of five in Euro NCAP crash tests, which put it among the leading roadsters at the time. Traction control was missing (even from the extras list) until February 2006, when it was made optional. Although there are dual front airbags, sidebags are not available but remote central locking is standard and an alarm was fitted to all cars from late 2000.