I was in my friend's S2000 racing a 330Ci... My friend had his S for about 8 months now and is a good driver.. I have to say those 330's are FAST!!!!!!! Unless you know what you are doing and how to launch, there is no chance s2k will beat a 330.. That was quite an experience...

 

Uhhh.....

S2000 > 330 in all performance aspects.

GG.

 

Obviously, if you dont know what you're doing or how to launch it is easy to get beat by anything competitive.

 

that can be said of just about ANY car on the road. a grandma in a viper could lose to a civic if the viper was driven horribly (albeit, must be driven REALLY BAD).

 

I can't see why you are all being such hard asses towards g-force, as if he can't drive cause he lost to a car that is almost as fast as the one he is. I am going to assume this was a drag race from a dead stop. If so, why is it so incredible that he lost? The S2000 is NOT drag racing car. Even when you are willing to do VTEC launches, it's going to take experience to do it right. Chances are, he may not have felt like doing a 6000rpm launch in someone elses vehicle, besides the point that he probably lacked the experience with the car to do it correctly.
Though the S2000 is a faster car 0-60, it's true strength would be in a nice 15 or 20 mph roll, or more acccurately, on an autocross course. A 330Ci has about 5.9-6.1 sec 0-60 potential. The S2000 has been tested anywhere between 5.2 and 6.1. Sounds like the better drag racing car won, regardless of ultimate potential.

 

We're also assuming the 330Ci was bone stock, something there is no indication of.

 

I had an automatic 330 Ci and it ran a 14.8 bone stock w/o using the steptronic mode. They have a very nice powerband and there is never any searching for the power.

 

If S2000 is not in proper gear to start with, 330 will be all over S2000. By the time S2000 gets into its powerband, 330 could be already pulling. At this time, S2000 does not have enough power to overcome the difference. But when S2000 is in the power band, it should be all over 330 without a doubt.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by M Power
[B]If S2000 is not in proper gear to start with, 330 will be all over S2000.

 

M Power, is the '01 M Roadster S52- or S54-engined? Just curious.