Pro's and Con's of the S2000

In two years im going to be getting a S2000...maybe...and i was wondering what you guys think of it. What are you happy about with it? What are you gripes with it? please fill me in. thanx

You do realize that in 2 years there will be an all new S2000 on the market, right?

Way better than the original . . . not just a cosmetic makeover.

You'll see.

:)

Originally posted by i_rebel
You do realize that in 2 years there will be an all new S2000 on the market, right?

Really?
Where'd you hear this?

Originally posted by ECKOdotCOMPLEX
In two years im going to be getting a S2000...maybe...and i was wondering what you guys think of it. What are you happy about with it? What are you gripes with it? please fill me in. thanx

Well, I don't own a S2000 unfortunately:( , but I've heard nothing but good...ie. a pure Driver's car, fun, agile, easy to drive, etc. The only downfall I can think of is that if you care alot for interior noise, the engine is quite loud, compared to say a, Z3 or Boxster. But for me, the engine noise is another plus:)

Pros
-9000 RPM red line........the sound of an engine going that high.....the look that your friends will have when there shifting at 5500RPM and you just keep going......pretty much anythin to do with the engineing of this engin
- the way the interior is built around being a drivers car......everything is right where you want it
-handling and weight
- price starting at 32000

Cons
-low end power......as nice as the engine is it is after all a 2.0L 4 cylinder
- Plastic rear windows on the earlier models
- no striped down race inspired verision availible (ie no leather seats no air, no power top, no sterio) but you can always do that your self
ryan

S2000

Designed by the same engineers who designed the Championship winning (6 times in 9 years) F1 engines for such greats as Prost, Piquet, and Senna.
Designed by the same engineers who designed the Accura NSX
Hand assembled in the same factory (HONDA's Premier Tochigi Plant) as the NSX.
Limited Production.
Only Front Engined Rear Wheel drive Honda Roadster available since the S800.
Has been on Car & Drivers 10 best list for both model years.
Named to Road & Track's Best both model years
The Engine has been named by Wards as one of the 10 best both years of production.
Has a perfect reliability score in Consumer Reports as well as rated as a best buy and named most fun to drive.
Is consistently compared to cars that cost upwards of $20,000 more and beats them.

The Car

SUPER rigid high center backbone X Frame design. Derived from a Colin Chapman design (Lotus). Is as rigid as many coupes. This allows a stiffer more highly tuned suspension without the worry of chassis flex.
Four wheel double wishbone suspension which is derived from the NSX design.
Showa gas Shocks with the rears having a remote resevoir.
Four wheel disc brakes with ABS.
Special design Brigestone S02 tires.
Electric boosted power steering.
Integrated roll bars both behind the passenger compartment and in the windshield frame.
Excellent crash worthiness.
Recaro Seats.
Alloy pedals perfectly placed for Heel/Toe shifting
50-50 weight distribution. The S2000 is really a mid engine design with the engine mounted in front of the driver but behind the front axle.
Dual airbags.
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlights.
Big Red Starter Button!
All controls within fingertip reach of the Steering Wheel.
A minimalist design geared towards giving the driver the closest thing to experiencing a Formula type single seat race car for the street.

The Engine and Running Gear

The highest specific HP per liter, naturally aspirated production piston automobile engine in the world. 120HP/liter.
The highest revving production piston engine (car) in the world. 9000RPMs
Quite possibly the best engine size & weight per HP ratio of any naturally aspirated piston production engine.
With all this performance it is still rated as an LEV
VTEC on both intake and exhaust.
Forged pistons
Forged Rods
Forged crank
Hollow Cams (for lightness and oil flow to the valve springs)
Valve springs and main bearing material derived from the championship winning CART Engines.
Roller valve train
carbon fiber/metalic ceramic cylinder liners.
Chain/gear driven cams
Split cam gears for zero backlash and low noise
Hand welded and formed stainless headers
Nutless rod design
Girdled main bearing carrier with cast iron inserts.
Tapered wristpins for light weight
No ballance shafts
Individual Coils for each cylinder
Die cast aluminum block
Die cast finned aluminum oil pan
Die cast finned aluminum Transmission case
Die cast finned aluminum differential housing
Torsen (torque sensing) LSD
Pressure fed oil circulation in transmission
Just about the best shifting 6 speed ever made.
Ferrari-like RED Valve Cover.
HONDA RELIABILITY AND BUILD QUALITY

Performance

0-60 in under 6 seconds
1/4 Mile in under 14 seconds
60-0 in under 115 feet
Slalom at over 70 MPH
Skid Pad over .9 G

Actually I will be picking one of these up sometime in Augest. I am going to be selling my SOHC civic.

he is correct on the 2005 redesign.. i have also heard that...