I wish we could go back in 2001 when there were brand new AP1s for sale and brand new Integra type Rs for 24 000$.

I would of bought them both and called it a day for the next 10 years...

 

Yes, that annoys me as well, but custom brake ducting shouldn't be much of a challenge for most people.

Were they faux CF? I just noticed them and added it to my mental list of disgust then went to the next pic..

 

totally agree. was thinking i would have to get rid of my baby. everything about the CR is just plain wrong.

but i do really really really like the new radio cover. will have to upgrade to that sucker.

 

I got the high res off the hondanews.com site.

 

lol, looks like they covered up the "top switch" with a sticker or something.

excuse my ignorance, i have an ap1 with original radio door, whats different about this one except for the dimples...?

 

what a HUGE disappointment! honda could have done something real special with the CR but instead we get this. when i first heard about the CR it made me think that i should've waited and i'm glad i didn't. and for those who think there will be huge mark-ups for this F&F model, i think not. honda dealers will be selling this at cost if not below within 30 days.

but on the plus side i do like the seats but i would have gone with red stitching instead of the yellow. the wheels are okaaay nothing to get excited about. i was really hoping for a type-r treatment with the CR.

what a send off for one of the best sports cars in history!

 

Dave ROR,

From what I've understood, basically AHM basically took a huge gamble bringing the Acura Integra Type R to the U.S. It's no secret that the ITR was geared toward the same type of auto enthusiast as this S2000 CR. These are auto enthusiasts who want a street car that could perform on a road course/circuit as in Japan.

If you remember, the ITR was discontinued after the MY '98 because the sales of the ITR were not up to par and AHM expectation. Then, after no MY '99 in the U.S. only, the ITR was reintroduced as a MY '00 and '01 model. Basically AHM wanted to cash in on the growing "import tuner scene" during that time. Although many ITRs were sold , AHM never really reached it's goal of selling the ITR to it's target audience, i.e. those who would drive them on a track. Therefore, there would be no Honda/Acura models in Type R form seen on North American shores ever again.

Sadly, IMO, this S2000 CR will go that same route. American auto enthusiasts really have very little input into the designs of Hondas on American soil. When it comes to Honda performance models we always get some "watered down" model which is not totally AHM's fault, but U.S. emission laws were at fault as well.

 

dissapointed. AP1 here I come?

 

Down the line, this may just wind up being the biggest disappointment of 2007.

That tonneau cover is the most god awful hideous thing known to man. What the hell was AHM thinking?

 

well, here it is in its glory...since no updated this thread.

http://www.automobilemag.com/multimedia/ph...honda_s2000_cr/

I bet its 2 seconds faster because of it near race compounds.