I haveowned two miatas. The S2000 revs to 9000 or 8000 depending on year/motor. 2.0 vs. 2.2 lt.
The S2000 is all the fun of a miata and just that much more...more power, more speed in corners, better0-60 to pass those mini vans.
better build quality, get another one to test drive. I had a test drive in rain with a 300 lbsales person myself,not fun, but the car is...its the car you want to graduate from a miata for.

 

The S2000 is like a Civic until it hits 6k, that's when it finally awakens. If you want to see what there is to an S2000, you need to take another test drive.

 

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I used to own a Miata. I own an S2K now, no looking back.

-m

 

I find this offensive as my civic rapes my S but def. S > Miata

 

You drove an S2000 and didn't even engage VTEC?

LOL ...the car is a snail under 6000 dude

 

Like everyone else in the thread is saying, you need to rev the S2 above 6k to get a true feel for the car. I test drove a NC Miata prior to buying my S2, and honestly (I don't mean this in a negative way), there is really no comparing the two cars. The Miata is a lot of fun, but the S2 is a much different experience, it serves a different purpose and segment of the market. When the S2 came out it was beating up on the Boxster S and Z4, Miata's weren't even a consideration. With that said, I have a lot of respect for the Miata as for quite a long time it has been the only lightweight, affordable, RWD car out there. Now that the FR-S/BRZ is out that may mix things up a bit, but the more competition the better .

 

like what the others have been saying, I love miatas, but you MUST drive her past 6k to hear that F series motor sing!

 

i concur with everything said here...if you think your miata engine sounds better than the F20/22c, you need to rev it to redline...theres no way to describe the sound coming out of an F series motor at redline

 

If thats your lowered car in your sig, that could be part of the reason your civic is faster? All show no go?

As for having a three hundred pound guy in the car it really shows when you drive. I drive my S solo most of the time, when my 275 pound kid gets in I can definitely feel the difference. If you can test drive it alone, do it.

 

If you ask the salesman well in advance if you can take it to redline on a freeway onramp or something, they will usually oblige. The key is to ask first and never surprise them.