S2000 At a Glance chart by ROAD & TRACK
10-22-2002, 08:28 PM
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Below is the famous ROAD & TRACK At a Glance chart for the S2000.
Note the acceleration times: 0 -- 60 mph, 6.2 seconds; 0 -- 100 mph, 15.6 seconds; and 1/4 mile, 14.8 seconds @ 97.5 mph. Seems the R&T staff hadn't yet mastered the nuances of revving to 9,000 rpm!
ROAD & TRACK revised the acceleration times in subsequent issues of the magazine to: 0 -- 60 mph, 5.5 seconds; 0 -- 100 mph, 14.2 seconds; and 1/4 mile, 14.1 seconds @ 99.6 mph.
Note the acceleration times: 0 -- 60 mph, 6.2 seconds; 0 -- 100 mph, 15.6 seconds; and 1/4 mile, 14.8 seconds @ 97.5 mph. Seems the R&T staff hadn't yet mastered the nuances of revving to 9,000 rpm!
ROAD & TRACK revised the acceleration times in subsequent issues of the magazine to: 0 -- 60 mph, 5.5 seconds; 0 -- 100 mph, 14.2 seconds; and 1/4 mile, 14.1 seconds @ 99.6 mph.
10-23-2002, 05:00 AM
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Road and Track does not drop the clutch when they test. You can read it in the notes on their test table in the back. Now C&D and Motor Trend do WHATEVER it takes to get the best time.
10-23-2002, 05:35 AM
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This was an early test and the car may not have been broken in. I think C&D also got 6.2 sec on their first test but the car only had like 350 miles on the odo.
10-23-2002, 06:17 AM
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Interesting drawing of the car... with the spare in the tool well 
(or is it actually there in JDM cars?)
(or is it actually there in JDM cars?)
10-23-2002, 08:10 AM
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Interesting drawing of the car... with the spare in the tool well (or is it actually there in JDM cars?)
Interesting drawing of the car... with the spare in the tool well
(or is it actually there in JDM cars?)
Humidity at 10%, is that for real? In Japan?
Keep 'em coming s2000 driver, can't get enough!
10-23-2002, 09:27 AM
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Ok everyone. This is mainly for KeithD to dispell his belief in Motor Trend. I kind of like C&D but all the magazines can be lame at any given moment. This is a thread I am sure many of you will find interesting. It is an argument/debate that took place between one of the members at LS1.com and an editor at Motor Trend. I had no idea MT takes it easy on cars like the editor claims. Tell me what you think about it.
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t...ght=Motor+Trend
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t...ght=Motor+Trend
10-23-2002, 11:29 AM
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The editor is full of it. MT rags on cars as much if not more than anyone. They consistently report some of the best 0-60, 0-100, and 1/4 times.
Of course, most of the folks posting in that thread are idiots and/or a-holes. Very lacking of knowledge about testing procedures and what not.
Of course, most of the folks posting in that thread are idiots and/or a-holes. Very lacking of knowledge about testing procedures and what not.
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10-23-2002, 12:17 PM
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Originally posted by sandman
also, unless i got shafted with my s2000, i believe the HP is 240 @ 8300 and not 250 right?
also, unless i got shafted with my s2000, i believe the HP is 240 @ 8300 and not 250 right?
10-23-2002, 01:25 PM
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Road &Track did a comparison a short time later. The S2000 was pared up against an "M" Roadster and a Porsche Boxster. The Honda won the comparison test and its 0-60 time was 5.3 seconds it ran the 1/4 in 14.0 This was in September 1999.