I know the Honda site specs indicate that the S can go from 0-60 in 5.4. Some other sites tested at 6.1(???). I am wondering if anyone with a stock S (no mods) has ever tried to go faster. I was driving pretty hard the last 2 days and it made me wonder has anyone gotton close to 5 or under 5. I think I went from 25 to just under 60 in 2.5-3 sec going uphill this afternoon. When that Vtec kicked in OMG. It was pretty awesom.

 

I doubt many normal people actually can measure 0-60 reliably. To tell you the truth, I doubt most magazines even measure it that reliably.

To me, the 1/4mi times tell a lot more about the car, especially if you have the full breakdown of the sector times.

 

You're kidding, right? This has very little to do with going from 0 to 60. As a friend of mine who's in the drag racing game once told me, "You have to LAUNCH the crap out of a car to get good 0 - 60 times". Not many owners are willing to do this and not all magazine testers will do it the same.

I believe magazine testers can "measure" times VERY accurately as they use a lazer or wheel device. It's just that they can't accurately duplicate the launch in this car from one run to another and from mag to another.

 

Agreed. The accuracy is probably there, due to devices like you mentioned, but the consistency is all over the place, mainly due to launching.

Yet another argument for why the 1/4mi is better. 60' times tell a lot!

 

0 to 60, 1/4 mile, 1/8 of a mile...who cares..
The purpose of pure sports cars is the elapsed time it takes from point A to point B on a mountain road or on a racetrack..and the satisfaction you get in doing so..

 

That's like saying calorie content of great food doesn't matter, only the satisfaction you get from eating it. Of course it matters, even if it isn't the primary concern.

 

sorry, my reply might have been a little biased..but this is what I do on weekends..so that explains..

 

I did 0-60 in about 3seconds.....





Did you know we Canadians use Km/h?

 

Lots of owners of S2000s do. I've never been one to jump on the "This is not a drag car" bandwagon. At least I try not to anyway (except when it comes to street racing). Drag racing has been around since the advent of the automobile. What you do with yours is your business as is what you perceive Honda to have built this car for.
Certainly, there are characteristics of the S2000 that make it a "not so ideal" candidate for drag racing, but to say "who cares" is pretty narrow minded. Hell, people have been drag racing "SOAP BOXES" for decades. Since when was a soap box meant for drag racing?
Every magazine you read today that tests enthusiasts automobile (even some trucks) will test for and print such times. Why? Because people CARE! How often have you seen them print times for Auto-X, road courses and "canyon carving" along with all the other specs?
The purpose of a "pure sports" car is purely for the enjoyment of its owner, however that owner interprets enjoyment.

 

Thank you.