S2000 Test Drive
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From: dallas
Originally Posted by danjanoop,Jun 28 2005, 05:01 AM
First of all, thank you for all the responses.
Second, perhaps I should be more clear. I did not think that the car was slow. I just felt that it was not as fast as I expected. I know the numbers of the S and the Prelude and I expected more of a difference.
Also, I think I know how to drive a vtec car after 2 years with the Prelude. I guess that I should have tested a used one so that I could really open it up. And I think that the heat did make a difference. Oh, and the salesman was a skinny dude.
I do love the car. It is so easy to drive, I cannot say that enough. The connected to the road feeling, the being one with the car is the best I ever felt. I think that I will probably buy a used one and put in gears.
And I promise that I won't vtec before break-in ever again (I only did it a little bit), it was the Silverstone/Black one at the dealer in Tysons Corner, VA, by the way.
Thanks alot.
Second, perhaps I should be more clear. I did not think that the car was slow. I just felt that it was not as fast as I expected. I know the numbers of the S and the Prelude and I expected more of a difference.
Also, I think I know how to drive a vtec car after 2 years with the Prelude. I guess that I should have tested a used one so that I could really open it up. And I think that the heat did make a difference. Oh, and the salesman was a skinny dude.
I do love the car. It is so easy to drive, I cannot say that enough. The connected to the road feeling, the being one with the car is the best I ever felt. I think that I will probably buy a used one and put in gears.
And I promise that I won't vtec before break-in ever again (I only did it a little bit), it was the Silverstone/Black one at the dealer in Tysons Corner, VA, by the way.
Thanks alot.
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The heat and humidity do play a large part. Forget just the lack of air density also, the chances are you had the A/C on and that too saps enough power for it to be quite noticable.
Of course I love squirting about in 2nd and 3rd gears around the twisties but then one thing that always makes me smile is joining a freeway in 4th, when I've been pootling about, say pulling 4-4,500 rpm. Put the foot down and hold it. The speed increases slowly at first then it's like the wind up of a turbine! It's so cool! You hit VTEC but it's more subtle in that gear and she justs pulls all the way to a very illegal redline.
Love it
Of course I love squirting about in 2nd and 3rd gears around the twisties but then one thing that always makes me smile is joining a freeway in 4th, when I've been pootling about, say pulling 4-4,500 rpm. Put the foot down and hold it. The speed increases slowly at first then it's like the wind up of a turbine! It's so cool! You hit VTEC but it's more subtle in that gear and she justs pulls all the way to a very illegal redline.
Love it
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From: Ottawa
I test drove a Mazda 3 the other day and it FELT faster than my S2000. I know it is not faster, but some cars just feel that way for some reason. I suspect it's the torque coming on earlier.
The S2000 feels crazy fast when your a passenger and the driver shifts from 1st to 2nd at WOT.
The S2000 feels crazy fast when your a passenger and the driver shifts from 1st to 2nd at WOT.
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From: Dallas
I had a '97 Prelude (best 1/4 run at the track was a 15.3 at 91mph) and my '05 S2000 would BLOW it out of the water. The S2000 is much, much faster on the big cam at full boil. Keep it between 6-8krpm and it flies down the road quite nicely.
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Originally Posted by wing,Jun 28 2005, 11:08 AM
The S2000 feels crazy fast when your a passenger and the driver shifts from 1st to 2nd at WOT.
I must feel this WOT 1st to 2nd passenger feeling.
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i felt the same...when i switched from complete Toda equiped B18C5 type R to S2000.
but trust me S2000 is faster and the VTEC is not going to feel dramatic like the preludes and integras.
but trust me S2000 is faster and the VTEC is not going to feel dramatic like the preludes and integras.