The high reving S2000 engine
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Hardly consider them a car though Definitely was a motorcycle with 4 wheels. The engine, in fact, was out of a motorcycle and was chain driven. There was a guy I was talking to that knew someone who had one and they had to get a motorcycle technician to work on the motor!
Oh and on a side note.. Has anyone else ever been complimented "Nice Bike" while driving there S2k? LOL..
Oh and on a side note.. Has anyone else ever been complimented "Nice Bike" while driving there S2k? LOL..
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I had two 1989 Suzuki Swift GTI's 100 HP with 1700 lb. dry weight. It redlined at 8200-8400. At 80 MPH it was turning 4000 RPM. My wife sold hers with 250,000 miles and I sold mine with 215,000 miles. Kept them for 16 years.
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2000's Mazda vehicles rev relatively high at Interstate speeds. It explains why they get nearwhere the MPG's competitors have.
I've owned a 2005 Mazda6 i (MT) and a 2011 Mazda3 i (MT), because of the high revs at 70mph, they would only return 30mpg (6) and 33 mpg (3). But I got that with mixed driving (easily beating the EPA estimate).
They were still the most fun to drive in their class. If you want a sedan for DD purposes, mid 2000's mazdas are hard to beat.
I've owned a 2005 Mazda6 i (MT) and a 2011 Mazda3 i (MT), because of the high revs at 70mph, they would only return 30mpg (6) and 33 mpg (3). But I got that with mixed driving (easily beating the EPA estimate).
They were still the most fun to drive in their class. If you want a sedan for DD purposes, mid 2000's mazdas are hard to beat.
#17
My Integra GS-R revs quite similarly to my S2000 at highway speeds. 75 mph is roughly 4000 rpm. I believe the final drive is 4.40:1
#18
NA Miatas are pretty high. I've got a 1.8 and it's a tad over 4200RPM at 80mph. The 1.6's rev even higher. I find this more crazy than the S2000's highway RPM's, honestly, as the redline is only 7K.
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I'm confused as to what we are discussing in this thread.
Are we discussing cars with short gears? Or cars with engines that have a high redline?
Are we discussing cars with short gears? Or cars with engines that have a high redline?