My post on Honda of Concord, NC's three new 2001 S2Ks on the lot (silver/black, silver/red and yellow/black) for MSRP

http://www.s2000online.com/forums/showthre...?threadid=14917

attracted some interest on my aside comment that I may end up choosing, when my C43 AMG comes off lease, between a 2002 S2K in Blue and the new AMG SLK32 coming out next year (likely to be Boxster S territory in price): AMG-hand built supercharged 3.2L V-6 with 349 HP and 332 ft-lbs of torque (16 more HP and 70 more ft-lbs of torque than the new M-3!), AMG brakes, suspension, etc:

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/9...9323/r17032.htm

http://www.neighbourhoodinter.net/mbclk/im...ges/amgfactory/

With the Boxster S [old news], the AMG SLK and the M3 upgrade (to which will find its way into a M Roadster), I wonder if Honda will respond by adding a couple of 9000RPM cylinders to the S2K to keep pace -- now that would be a car, with the handling, rifle-bolt 6-speed, 350 naturally aspirated HP and, at last, gobs of torque! Or have we just said NSX for half the price (unless it goes V-8)? How easily can a V-6 be squeezed into the engine bay and will the current drivetrain handle the greater power (hopefully we'll learn from the supercharger posse's experience over time)?

On a more philosophical note, where can we drive these cars with 55MPH highways, to say nothing of local street speed limits? But nice to have a burst on the on-ramp!


--Benzer

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'98 Mercedes C43 AMG
'86 Jaguar XJ-6 (a gem, for sale, only 74,000 miles!)
'88 Mercedes 420SEL (16-year old daughter's car)
'01 Infiniti QX4 (wife's car)

 

For the time being, I think it's just wishful thinking. Honda probably won't for a while. They seem to love pushing the limits on the 4 banger.

 

I figure the SLK will still handle like a beached whale. Honda could always partner with an outfit like Comptech to make a dealer-installed S/C performance package as some other brands are doing.

 

Hell, why stop at just two extra cylinders? Let's go for a V-8. It would have gobs of HP/torque and the handling of a Sherman tank. This car is supposed to be a tribute to 50 years of Honda technology, which includes extracting enormous power from small, high-reving engines. Enjoy it for what it is. I'm sure somebody, somewhere, sometime will drop a V-8 into a Stook ala the "Monster Miata" of a few years ago. See it at: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/2866/

[Edited by lvs2k on 05-18-2001 at 09:27 AM]

 

And don't foget about our current 50/50 weight balance .. throw in a bigger engine and the car loses the handling it is known so well for ..

 

Why settle for 6 when "ya coulda had a V8?"

 

I think for best balance, weight, and power an I-6 would be better then a V6.

 

I just moved this here because there have been many "what if?" discussions that really aren't pertinent to the S2000 itself.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lvs2k
[B]...I'm sure somebody, somewhere, sometime will drop a V-8 into a Stook ala the "Monster Miata" of a few years ago.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by benzer
[B]

On a more philosophical note, where can we drive these cars with 55MPH highways, to say nothing of local street speed limits?