How would you measure handling?


Skidpad lateral acceleration..?



Or is there a way to measure cornering ability?



If we're talking lateral acceleration, the Miata has been reported from .89-.91 g of acceleration... and the S2K, from the reports I've seen, .88-.9



I don't know what that means in real world driving, though.

 

Read again... Thats a modfied miata (with SuperCharger) against stock S2000

 

Well, technically the Mazdaspeed is not modified since it was a factory option. Now, if they were to offer a new Mazdaspeed with the turbo engine in the Mazdaspeed 3 I would deff. be interested.

 

Good writeup! Both are great cars. The Miata is more fun while the S2000 has higher performance limits IMHO.

 

thanks for the opinions, i have always loved miatas...i had a 1990 and a 2001, and now my 2004 s. i love roadsters as well. i think you have the best of all worlds with both, the best nb miata and a honda.

my opinions, although not was in depth experience wise, as i have not owned a msm, are simular to yours, i can appreciate them both and they are not in the same league, other than being top down cars with 4 cyl from japan.

in the end i can only have one at a time, so i choose the better (IMHO) daily driver, my honda.my last miata, a 2001 ls, had a new engine, three clutches, and two sets of brakes in it's 2.5 year lifespan with me, not to forget the gas tank recall/replacement, so mazda quality is just not there. my honda has had no trips to the dealer, no oil use, and not a problem in three plus years. i also do my fluid and filter changes.

thanks again for the info, and it is nice to see someone who can appreciate all these cars for what they are and not bash this one or that.

 

Yes but not that I'm a mazda expert, but a BRP stage 3 MP62 supercharger sounds like and googles like a kit/mod, though correct me if I'm wrong or let me know if you weren't a follow up to me.

 

We're talking about different cars here

The MSM is the factory turbocharged NB miata

The BRP stage 3 mentioned is a regular Miata, no mazdaspeed, with a supercharger kit added.

 

I said it in my review, the S2000 is a mid 5sec 0-60 car, and the MSM is a mid 6 second car. The S2000 14 second 1/4mile whereas the MSM runs about 15.5 or so.

Yes the MSM is a factory turbo charged car. Both the MSM and S2000 used in the review are stock, as delivered from the factory.


Thanks for the kind words everybody. Nice to see some have the patience to read a long review.

To answer the question why I traded the 05 S2000 on a 07 S2000, when I 05 didn't even have 2000 miles on it, well, I was going to get out of the S2000 and get a IS350 or BMW 335 or a G35S model 4 door.

But I ended up buying ANOTHER S2000, that is how great the car truly is.

 

Glad you stuck with the S2K. It really is something special.

And great comparison between the two cars. Was surprised to hear you think the S2000 has LESS room inside than the NB Miata. I was originally thinking of getting a MSM instead of my S2000 (because of the price difference) and when I sat in just a regular NB Miata, I felt really squished and like I was much bigger than the car. I don't feel that way in my S2000 at all despite the larger center tunnel in the S.

 

amazing write up.
i have always been a fan of the miatas. great cars!!