XJR vs S2000
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I love S2000s. The only Honda I'd ever buy even if it does only have four cylinders. A family friend had one on preorder and was amongst the first in North America to actually get his hands on one. It was/is amazing.
You have yourself two amazing (in totally different ways) cars. Enjoy them!
P.S I don't usually say this, but I love the spoiler. Only tasteful example I've ever seen.
You have yourself two amazing (in totally different ways) cars. Enjoy them!
P.S I don't usually say this, but I love the spoiler. Only tasteful example I've ever seen.
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You were close. Almost 450whp. But I am making 270ft. lbs to the wheels...a little short there. It's funny when people roll up to my girls car and get smashed on. Especially when the top is down and I look even more homosexual.
I love this car! Great engineering for sure! And the spoiler is actually a factory option. I like to keep all my cars looking stock from the outside. No need for flamboyant body pieces when my local police are gunning for more revenue generation!
I love this car! Great engineering for sure! And the spoiler is actually a factory option. I like to keep all my cars looking stock from the outside. No need for flamboyant body pieces when my local police are gunning for more revenue generation!
I guess I'm kinda weird though I commute to work on a 40 year old lawn mower with brakes which are no better than a good old BMX bike. Yes that does include snow and ice as well. It does have one of the highest hp and torque ratings per liter that Honda ever produced though (at least through the 90s superbikes) and will run all day long at 10k rpms. Sure wish Honda still made decent bikes.
#12
As a previous owner of an S2K (that's its nickname, BTW), I can tell you that I was shunned by most other S2K owners for being 1) white and 2) female -- it is not a "girlie" car at all.
The engine noise is so loud that you cannot hold a conversation in the car or hear the radio, and the useless little wind-deflector appears to be more for show than anything else. Although the balance is perfect in the car, the uneducated driver will cause the back end to whip around with only a micro-second's notice. There is a clear learning curve to mastering driving this car when you decide to take it to its limits. (i.e. I double-clutched most of the time to help keep it balanced.)
VTEC is amazing. When it kicks in around 4-5K RPM, it both feels and sounds like a turbocharger; the car takes off like a rocket.
I thoroughly enjoyed the car; I regularly threw it around Summit Point Raceway, then drove it home.
My 6'4" boyfriend, however, was not a fan, and was happy to see it go. But for track time and putting RX8's and slightly older M3's to shame, it really can't be beat.
P.S. One other interesting note about the car: your only choices are interior/exterior color, nothing else. All other "options", like a titanium shift knob, are accessories.
The engine noise is so loud that you cannot hold a conversation in the car or hear the radio, and the useless little wind-deflector appears to be more for show than anything else. Although the balance is perfect in the car, the uneducated driver will cause the back end to whip around with only a micro-second's notice. There is a clear learning curve to mastering driving this car when you decide to take it to its limits. (i.e. I double-clutched most of the time to help keep it balanced.)
VTEC is amazing. When it kicks in around 4-5K RPM, it both feels and sounds like a turbocharger; the car takes off like a rocket.
I thoroughly enjoyed the car; I regularly threw it around Summit Point Raceway, then drove it home.
My 6'4" boyfriend, however, was not a fan, and was happy to see it go. But for track time and putting RX8's and slightly older M3's to shame, it really can't be beat.
P.S. One other interesting note about the car: your only choices are interior/exterior color, nothing else. All other "options", like a titanium shift knob, are accessories.
Last edited by WldCat; 09-17-2010 at 06:16 AM.
#13
No offense to anyone but how is this a comparison the 2 arent similar at all?
im 24 and a male, i wouldnt be caught dead driving an S2000 and no other guy i know would either unless modded...def say its a girls car unless its got a turbo and tons of other mods.
by the way whoever crossed the honda with porsche comparison, I hope you meant a boxster? a 911 is def a guy or girl car...0-60 in low 4s lol
im 24 and a male, i wouldnt be caught dead driving an S2000 and no other guy i know would either unless modded...def say its a girls car unless its got a turbo and tons of other mods.
by the way whoever crossed the honda with porsche comparison, I hope you meant a boxster? a 911 is def a guy or girl car...0-60 in low 4s lol
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To quote Top Gear "If you buy a Honda, you get well, a Honda".
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No offense to anyone but how is this a comparison the 2 arent similar at all?
im 24 and a male, i wouldnt be caught dead driving an S2000 and no other guy i know would either unless modded...def say its a girls car unless its got a turbo and tons of other mods.
by the way whoever crossed the honda with porsche comparison, I hope you meant a boxster? a 911 is def a guy or girl car...0-60 in low 4s lol
im 24 and a male, i wouldnt be caught dead driving an S2000 and no other guy i know would either unless modded...def say its a girls car unless its got a turbo and tons of other mods.
by the way whoever crossed the honda with porsche comparison, I hope you meant a boxster? a 911 is def a guy or girl car...0-60 in low 4s lol
Last edited by WldCat; 09-18-2010 at 09:31 AM.
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As you said you're 24 years old... About the same amount of time TVR has used the slogan "Porsche's are for girls" and if you have ever driven a tivs you'd be in 100% agreement. It is an experience not matched by many road legal cars. I'd say a Viper or a Morgan comes closest but even those are a little too refined.
To quote Top Gear "If you buy a Honda, you get well, a Honda".
To quote Top Gear "If you buy a Honda, you get well, a Honda".
Well granted we dont have TVRs here in the US but I wish we did, I guess I can understand why it would call a Porsche girly bc of how "raw" the 2 are versus one another.
I owned a current generation Viper with headers and a racing exhaust on it. Definitely by far the most "pure" mass production car ive had.
One day I drove it back to back with a Z06 Corvette I had at the time....needless to say the Corvette felt like a Cadillac afterwards.
I would love to try a Morgan also
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Well granted we dont have TVRs here in the US but I wish we did, I guess I can understand why it would call a Porsche girly bc of how "raw" the 2 are versus one another.
I owned a current generation Viper with headers and a racing exhaust on it. Definitely by far the most "pure" mass production car ive had.
One day I drove it back to back with a Z06 Corvette I had at the time....needless to say the Corvette felt like a Cadillac afterwards.
I would love to try a Morgan also
I owned a current generation Viper with headers and a racing exhaust on it. Definitely by far the most "pure" mass production car ive had.
One day I drove it back to back with a Z06 Corvette I had at the time....needless to say the Corvette felt like a Cadillac afterwards.
I would love to try a Morgan also
Now it should get pretty quite when the Ford 4.9 gets built and installed. Not looking for much. Just 300 or so horses should pull the 2200lbs around quite nicely, considering I'll gear it to top out around 130 (at which point the front end currently begins to take flight).
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Do like many of Honda's older bikes though. There are plenty of cars I wouldn't be caught dead driving (unless my wife was in the passenger seat). Porsches are chicks cars just as much as the XK conv. is a chick car (doesn't mean I don't love the design). I just picture a 45=55 year old cougar driving it, not a midlife crisis guy or a young highschool kid lusting over it. Then again, they're lusting over Honda's with fart cans these days anyways.
Don't even get me started on the new trend in retro muscle cars. The new Rustangs, Camaros and Chargers simply make me want to throw up. Remember your past and honor it, don't try to relive it. Design for today and your future will be bright. As much as I like the classic Jags, I do like their break from the aging designs and so long as they can keep quality up with the new owners I like the direction they are taking even if I'm not so crazy about some of the new styling just yet.
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Here's a technical artcile I wrote on the Honda S2000.
Articles | Auto-Scape | Automotive World In Focus- a blog by industry experts
I love the engineering. It's a shame it was canceled with no successor.
Articles | Auto-Scape | Automotive World In Focus- a blog by industry experts
I love the engineering. It's a shame it was canceled with no successor.
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