STL

Looks like your first assumption makes then rest of your info worthless. It's been confirmed that the S2200 will not have a 9k readline.

tidalwdave

Is the pricing to be the same?

Oh, thanks for the info. I'm mostly excited to see the new color!

TeamRedlineS2k

i cant wait to see the Re-Styled Headlamps and the interior changes

s2k2fast4me

The overall ratios (gear x final x reduction) quoted jibe with what he is saying. They are shorter than the current car's gears. Also, if you assume tire diameter will be about the same, the new ratios would run out right around 60mph in 2nd gear if it redlines around 8400rpm. Gee, sounds about right for looking good in a 0-60mph test. Unless the new car ends up significantly heavier, it sure looks like it will be faster. Longer 6th should make for better highway cruising.

Gear Old Car New Car
1 14.88 15.52
2 9.73 10.13
3 7.04 7.36
4 5.52 5.75
5 4.61 4.53
6 3.85 3.55

HI SPEEDR

Well, I guess were making progress. This is the first real information directly from Honda. I wonder if the axle ratio will also change?

hirev

Thanks for the info, there should be some photos coming as it is time to think about ordering very soon. I will be interested to see what comes of all of this...I am sure it will still be a S2000 and Honda in every way, (why mess up a good thing), just more of the same old great thing, just different.

usace

Hmmm... there's no mention of upgrading the audio system to possibly incorporating headrest speakers. I remember hearing this change was a possibility.

Pueo

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ngoldberg
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Interior Changes:

PedalFaster

Yeah, my bad -- I calculated the speeds by multiplying by the old ratios and dividing by the new ones, but my numbers for the old ratios were wrong, leading to bogus numbers. Sorry about that.

Editing my first post now...

Steve

STL

Okay, now that I see all the numbers the statement makes sense -- but the original post is not really correct in saying gears 1-4 were "lowered" and 6th is "lower".