yeah, i'd say the rx-8 is more comparable to the s2000 than an nsx. small displacement engines with ridiculously high redlines which you need to be at to get any power out of either powerplant, but between an rx-8 and s2000, i'd take the s2000 in a heartbeat. the nsx versus the rx-8, that shouldn't deserve a thought in the first place, totally different leagues here.