Let the S2000 slip away for a year or two, then release a new roadster. No big deal. But replace it with a coupe? How lame...

-Bob

 

by paddle-shift gear changers I hope he means a sequential and not an automatic. I fear the latter, though.

 

Whatever the future holds for the s2k is uncertain, but i'm sure honda learned from their mistake by only offering a manual transmission. They basically ignored a huge market by not offering an automatic transmission.

 

Yep, but i think they knew what they were doing. Many people equate the merits of a car by their drivers. Offering the car with only a stick cuts down on the posers. I applaud honda by only offering the car with a stick.

 

We assume Honda decided on offering manual only because they originally had no intentions of producing the s2k for more than a few years. A buyer can have the car in any option he/she wants as long as it's a manual transmission just didn't fly all that well. Only offering a manual transmission resulted in poor sales (also the fact that it isn't a GT car), this will probalby play a big part in whether or not Honda decides on a replacement (will it be worth it due to the low sale figures). Gearing a car towards the masses is what sell cars, not a small percentage of car enthusiast. you can't compare a niche car company like ferrari to honda with their s2k. On the subject of stick being more pure than auto, meh. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to learn how to drive a stick nor is it much to brag about. I don't think putting down "manual transmission" on my relevant skills part of my resume is going to help me much on finding a higher level programming job? It'll probalby look out of place next to all the programming languages listed on my resume

 

I'm glad Honda didn't make an auto transmission an option with the S2000. It would just water down the car. Come on, how do you feel when you see a nice 305Z, 911 or Corvette in an auto trim? Those cars should be totalled. Why get a sports car in auto?

If the S2k was offered in auto, I guarantee you would see a lot more of them on the road and with people that can't appreciate the car for what it is. Soccer moms would be driving it when their H2 doesn't need to be used. It'd be like a G35. Nice car, but nothing exclusive about it at all.

Good work, Honda. The S2000 was made to be uncompromising.

 

its essentially a no frills, drivers car. its not supposed to be a gt. its not supposed to be a simple people mover. its not supposed to be the easiest to drive in stop and go traffic.


its supposed to be driven, to look classic, get you there pretty quickly, and put a smile on your face.

 

 

[QUOTE]I'm glad Honda didn't make an auto transmission an option with the S2000.

 

Sure, it doesn't. But it does take skill to threshold brake while heel-toe downshifting. If you never bother to take your car to the track then I suppose it doesn't matter to you.