hey, it's true. but so is this S2000, i have to admit. probably the only r*ce i'd drive, and i'm a die hard domestic guy. i'd really love to see this thing get 2 4cyls combined to make an 8 (obviously a little more complex than superglue, but u get the idea) 400hp would not be unreasonable, and the car would not be much heavier. at least a V6 would be nice. like the NSX-t's or something. i have to admire this much power from a 4cyl tho. truely a work of art and engineering. american 4's have nothing on it. i fear the day when i meet one of these with a nice, 400hp V8 stuffed in it. that would be the first japanese road car i've ever seen.
Re: American cars are cool Just because a 2 liter I4 has 240 horsepower doesn't mean a 4 liter V8 would have 480. It just doesn't work that way. The 240 horsepower is achieved by reving it out to 9000 RPM, which is much more difficult to do with a large V8. And larger displacement does not automatically mean more weight. There are many examples of high displacement, low weight cars. Plus (in most cases) the power gains from larger displacement more than compensates for the added weight. The S2000 is a great car for what it's meant to be. It's a lightweight roadster that has moderately decent power, and fabulous handling. But it's not a threat to most high-powered V8s, especially those in the same price range.
Re: American cars are cool Type R can suck my Fucking Cock. I have a Chrysler Town&Country Mini Van that could Fucking smoke any Honda. **** you *****. ESAD Ferrari Rules
Re: American cars are cool It's still a very big assumption. The 2.0 S2000 has 240 horsepower. The 3.2 liter NSX has 280 horsepower. So if Honda made a 4.0 liter it would have 400 horsepower? I know Honda is capable of making 4 liter 400 horsepower car. But so is every other car maker on the planet. The question is, can they produce one at a reasonable cost that meets emissions requirements in all 50 states? Ford has already nearly done that, using forced air of course. The $35,000 4.6L Cobra has over 400 (real) horsepower.
Re: American cars are cool Yes they can produce one, for example, the Honda Dualnotes' powerplant. Sure that car may cost a lot, but not its engine, as Honda already mastered the Hybrid tech.
Re: American cars are cool you are right man. but if you notice why do honda needs to make a V8? the dont, the seld perfectly nice, the make perfect cars, they go as fast as you want and they dosn't weight more than 3k pounds.
Re: American cars are cool But it's not the engine?? Can you give us a breakdown of how much cost went into each component? If you can't, you have no place to say it's not the engine.
Re: American cars are cool Honda has plans for using the hybrid system for its future cars, say the NSX, and Legend. COme to this site for more details: www.vtec.net
Re: American cars are cool normal Japanese cars aren't rixed, and a lot of tuned japanese cars ain't rixed either. you mainly see rixed cars in america, and usually owned by ******* or something of the sort... think of that, it's not Japanese who make the most rix in their car. It's just ppl who make their car all show no go or even no show no go...
Re: American cars are cool I do not want to see a V engine in this car. What I really want to see is a 3.0 liter I-6 with 330 hp. I-4's are cool but I-6's are perfect. I really like the I-5's by Audi(1995 Audi RS2 Avant) even though thats wierd to have an odd number of cylinders. V engines are overrated. You can push the same power in an I-6 that you can in a V-8. The I-6 will last longer, and be less likely to fail at the same time. They will also get WAY BETTER gas mileage. This is due to LESS MOVING PARTS. V engines guzzle gas faster and wear out quicker. I don't know about you but I don't want that. Go ahead and love your V-8s that fail at 150,000 miles but I'm sticking with I-6's thank you.
Re: American cars are cool But it's harder to put a I6 in this car becuz I6 takes up more space than V6 and I4.
Re: American cars are cool V6 would be fun in this car, but it will totally mess up the weight, which is one of the best advantages of S2K.
Re: American cars are cool this is a great car but don't forget the WRX is another AWESOME jap car. MY FAVORITE JAP car at that. but this is another car made by the japs this is not a piece of crap.
Re: American cars are cool HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY ........ CIVICS are affordable,reliable family cars ........ not race cars i'd like to see a 2002 s2000 and a 2002 mustang gt race LOL the shitty honda would get slamed back to china!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA honda HAHAHA NSX HAHAHA they make me laugh
Re: American cars are cool S2000 Mustang GT 0-60mph (average time) 5.6sec 6.0 sec 1/4mile 14.6 sec 14.5 sec Need prove? Here: http://autozine.kyul.net/html/Ford_US1.htm#Mustang http://autozine.kyul.net/html/Honda6.htm#S2000 So, in terms of acceleration, they are about the same. Which one is fun to drive? S2000 Which has better handling? S2000 normal Civic isn't a sports car, but the Type R is.
Re: American cars are cool american cars are cool but honda makes technology in their cars as well as power my family has a stock civic and a stock mustang nothing special so we decided to raceone day and the stang unfortunately got its ass kicked why the civic is a hell of alot lighter thats one thing honda was goin for and dont #$%# with the nsx it being american made by ACURA a honda company
Re: American cars are cool Ah but V's are physically smaller and physically lighter than I6's. A ford 302 weighs about as much as a Toyota 3.0, and you are getting an extra 2 liters of displacement. (Please not that the weight is also contributed to the OHV vs the DOHC). The V has several advatages over the inline, depending on what you want the engine to do.
Re: American cars are cool I6 is smoother, more powerful and quieter than V6 though, so there are both positive aspects and neg. aspects.