I'ver read the hype about the car in this forum and a little in car & driver, etc... I've driven a few and really like it. I'm buying one because of it. But let's look at the hypothetical....

Say, some guy in a ____ pulls up next to me at a stoplight and wants to race. Assuming both cars are stock, who can I probably take (assuming I learn to drive the s2k well), with these cars filling in the blank.

-350z
-mustang GT
-lexus IS300
-trans am
-boxster


I'm just curious. Anyone have stories of smoking someone, who didn't know about the sk2 and thought they could beat it?

 

Take it to a track and find out. Don't be a fool or worse a DEAD fool. Or even worse kill someone while you're a fool.

 

We have a street encounters forum. I'm sure you can find stories there of the S2K killing, or being killed by, any car you can imagine.

 

You'll beat an automatic 2003 Mustang GT

Youll get owned by a 350z

You'll beat for sure a IS300 , Transam V6 (V8 automatic maybe) , Boxster by a lot(Not S)

 

enjoy the S for what it is. It's fast for a 2L inline4 but if you really want a dragster for the same $$, don't get the S, you'll be disappointed.

 

Nope! Sorry! The S2000 cannot beat any of those cars....

 

The first sentence of your second paragraph practically disqualifies you as a future happy S2k owner.

THe S2000 is not a drag racer, it lacks the torque, horsepower, clutch, transmission, and drive line. Nor does it have the potential to be turned into a street machine.

It is not user friendly to any after market add ons either. There is practically nothing short of FI, that will make this car a street racer.

If you want to blow someone off the line, get a Mustang SVU.

 

Wait a min.. It all depends on how you race, you gonna dump the clutch and launch or what? If you do i think u will beat every single one of those cars. Well maybe a few exceptions. Mustang mite need to be automatic same with the TA, the boxter S will be a drivers race. If you check the 1/4 mile times on every car, the s2k is faster on paper then all of them cept the TA and stang. The s2000 1/4 mile time compared to the boxter is 14.1 compared to 14.0 by the boxter.

 

i disagree with your second sentence, the s2k CAN beat the 350z if driven correctly. i have seen stock s2k's rip up 350z's at the races last weekend, none of the 350's could take on the s2k. on the freeway, the 350z will start pulling away since it has more hp (287 vs 240).

 

If you know how to drive a s2000, you can beat a 350z 0-60.

Some of the faster recorded published times:

[B]
5.2 seconds (Motor Trend, Feb