Just got a few noob questions, don't really know where to post it, but meh kinda relates to the s2000

In a convertible such as the s2000 when the convertible top is down, say you install a hardtop, what is the Trunk Like? Does the convertible top take up the full trunk, half full? Half empty?

Also why is this "Red Line" business so important on cars? I mean a toyota Rav 4 redlines at 8,000 (Which you don't put a 4 cylinder in an suv *face palm*) Does it mean a car can go faster? Takes more acceleration before it switches gears?

Sorry I am such a noob to cars but I am only 16
Thinking towards an s2k when I am 17 though, in b4 17 is too young for a car. Mini vans are bad for 17 year olds cause they got so much flab in the back.

 

I think you're mistaking the maximum tach reading with the redline. Check the rav4 again, I guarantee it doesn't have a redline above 6000rmp.

The convertible top in the s2000 does not affect trunk space, it doesn't fold into the trunk.

As for the general car knowledge, General engine RPM knowledge. I would also just look at wikipedia for general car knowledge, your questions are too broad and I'm too lazy to type a paragraph


EDIT: I'm sorry, it aparently has a redline of ~6200rpm, but the power curve peaks at 5800rpm according to edmunds.
RAV4 tachometer

 

lol thx, I guess when they are talking about Red Line they are talking about when it starts? yeah I think mine starts about 6,000 and goes to 8,000 (Parents leased a Rav 4 for me even though they were like you can drive an accord, camry, or Rav4 till yours 17 than you can drive a manual. I said accord, they got me a Rav4... :S, oh well. They think manuals are death traps and I always lol at them for that)

 

 

the "redline" is the computer limited rpm that your car is set at, its not a range. Once when your tach needle touches the 6200+ revs your engine will stutter or force you to shift if you're driving an automatic.

 

Yup, the redline is basically the maximum safe limit that an engine can rotate at. Like GT_NFR said, when you hit redline, the car's computer will cut fuel or spark, or both to prevent you from damaging your engine.

The redline of a vehicle is where the red "starts" on a tach. It doesn't matter where it "ends."

 

hey i'm new and not trying to be ignorant or a smart ass but... i've been in to cars my whole life i'm only 21 but cars are a passion, I did so much research before finally realizing that an s2k is an amazing car and what it offers enthusiasts is something no car under 70K can offer a driver who finds pure joy in testing a roads limit. I love my car passionately and worked hard to get it and in my honest opinion from experiance as a driver and a person i don't think you should really consider an s2k if your unsure what a redline is... again this is serious, get used to driving an auto or a stick of a beat up civic. NO OFFENSE but with as little as you seem to know about cars i would set your limits to a safer car. No insults intended and im not trying to get flamed here but everyone who owns an s2k knows what a powerful machine it is in the right hands, as we also know what a dangerous man-slaughter weapon it can be in the wrong hands

 

I'll be opposing voice.

Just do some more research. Everyone has to start from somewhere. I used to not know how VTEC operated, nor did I care about some design specific to cars I didn't care for, until I looked at the S. Used to not know how carbon fibre was layered to create targeted design characteristics, but now I do.

First off, go look at cars. Easiest way? Start slow and buy the service manual for your family cars. Read it and do your own oil changes and minor servicing. You'll learn more through application than through reading forums. Then as you get comfortable with tools and wrenching, you can start doing major repairs. You should be able to handle it with time. Put it this way, my family has never taken a car to the shop for anything other than smog check, tires, and mufflers.

Anyways, to your questions:
1) The top storage is separate from the trunk.

2) Redline. Redline, as the others have said, is the point where your car stops the engine from revving higher. It is a set number. That red zone on the dash is just for marketing. It's for the majority of people who don't know how an engine works, but sees a large number on the tachometer. Numbers, real or fake, sell cars.

In the S, it's overall engine design that makes it so special. Look at horsepower relative to displacement (engine size). Breaking 100bhp/liter natural aspirated is a pretty noteworthy accomplishment. Look at compression ratio. Then look at redline. And compare those to other cars.

Keep learning Don't turn into a paper racer who has to duel specifications with everyone and you'll be fine. And take everything you learn with a grain of salt. Tons of myths and bad science out there. Learn how to drive stick and improve your driving overall. And I don't get this flab issue with a minivan. A car is a car; it's got four wheels and it moves you a heck of a lot faster than walking or the bus. I learned how to drive with a large family sedan. Learned to drive stick on a pickup truck. If anything, I think it taught me more by having to account for a larger vehicle in traffic and when parking.

 

I love forums that you can give rep in and all ^_^

Anyways, as to your opinion about the s2k, just because I do not know what a redline is does not mean necessarily I am totally ignorant about cars. You aren't born knowing info, you are only born with instinct which isn't really info your brain stores 0_o. Anyways, yeah the reason I am asking this is cuz I am going to keep reading forums and I won't really be driving an s2000 until the summer, it will be more of for weekends learning and easing into it as well as doing research now.

As for the manual part, my Dad used to drive a manual, and my brother drives a twin turbo Nissan 300zx so kinda the weekend project is to slowly learn a manual the same way I learned an automatic. In a parking lot, easing into the neighborhood, and than around the neighborhood on the 40 mph streets and than after a good amount of practice I can try the highways and all ^_^.

I do respect your opinion however, and thanks for your input to this topic .

(While I do drive a rav 4, I switcheroo around with the family alot, driven my bros ford explorer, grandmothers f-250 on highway, driving school cars, so on and so on. Actually driving my brother's 2008 ford mustang auto for about 4 days while he takes my rav 4 on a road trip with friends to have better mpg and room in the car.

 

Thank you for being one of the wiser 16/17 year olds that have come here.