I dont know how the S2000 handles but I can tell you that the SRT-4 is no punk when it comes to road courses, its not just a regular neon with a turbocharged engine, it has a beefier suspension, anti roll bars in the front and back, 11" front disk breaks 10.5 " rear disk breaks. Quite a few of the project leaders from the new Viper SRT-10 put in quite a bit of work and some good ideas on the new Neon SRT-4. Look it up on Yahoo and study into it, I think that it might suprise you........ thanks for tryin though