why not V6 S2000?
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A V6 would totally change the car's character for the worse IMO. If you want a V6, there are other cars that might better meet your needs.
Weight and it's distribution would be degraded, and it would likely have a lower redline.
Weight and it's distribution would be degraded, and it would likely have a lower redline.
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Honda does not like to use turbos (in their street cars). They consider it a lazy mans shortcut to HP. They rather push their engineers to their technical limits developing HP through high RPMs and engine efficiency. After all anyone can get HP with a turbo but how many can produce an engine (and warranty it) that revs to 9000 RPM and develops 120 HP per liter WITHOUT forced induction?
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The SSM/S2000 design was always about nimblenes, lightness, and responsiveness. A V6 would have been prohibitively massive, while forced induction would detract from throttle response.
About the only thing I wish they'd used is iVTEC, which might have improved low end torgue while conforming to the above design objectives. However, I speculate that introducing iVTEC on the S would have made for one too many "firsts" in an already ambitious design, and was probably viewed as unnecessarily risky.
About the only thing I wish they'd used is iVTEC, which might have improved low end torgue while conforming to the above design objectives. However, I speculate that introducing iVTEC on the S would have made for one too many "firsts" in an already ambitious design, and was probably viewed as unnecessarily risky.
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