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UK & Ireland S2000 CommunityDiscussions related to the S2000, its ownership and enthusiasm for it in the UK and Ireland. Including FAQs, and technical questions.
Originally Posted by lovegroova,Mar 30 2007, 01:15 AM
Here's the in gear times (in km/h)
Start at a higher speed and a lower gear, the S2000 will look pants if it is not in VTEC as you know. 80kpm in 4th is only just over 4000rpm and so in 5th and 6th even less (6th 2,700rpm or so)
Originally Posted by Dan Hale,Mar 30 2007, 11:07 AM
IMHO they are one of the most pointless set of figures for anyone who actually wants to go fast.
Ok so lets say 40-60 is 8 secs in 6th - you'd just change down if you wanted to do it quicker
S2Harv, sorry, but that's all they produced!
In gear times are for people who are too lazy to change gear (i.e. journos). Admittedly, changing gear on most cars isn't a very nice experience whereas in an S2000 it is all part of the fun!
What would be interesting is to find out which is quicker...50 to 70 in 2nd/3rd with the gear change, or 50-70 in 3rd. In an S2000 of course.
It's worth remembering that the S produces roughly 85% of peak torque from 3.5k or so and that the feeling you get when going into VTEC is not necessarily an accurate picture of what is going on with reference to speed and acceleration measurements.
Originally Posted by lovegroova,Mar 30 2007, 02:26 AM
S2Harv, sorry, but that's all they produced!
In gear times are for people who are too lazy to change gear (i.e. journos). Admittedly, changing gear on most cars isn't a very nice experience whereas in an S2000 it is all part of the fun!
What would be interesting is to find out which is quicker...50 to 70 in 2nd/3rd with the gear change, or 50-70 in 3rd. In an S2000 of course.
It's worth remembering that the S produces roughly 85% of peak torque from 3.5k or so and that the feeling you get when going into VTEC is not necessarily an accurate picture of what is going on with reference to speed and acceleration measurements.
Funny how dead the car can feel below VTEC when you boot it though. For just normal driving it feel fine but if you find yourself out of VTEC when wanting to race to does feel slow up to 6k or so.
If you have ever felt the whack you get when a M3 is booted , you will be totally underwhelmed with vtec.
What a totally pointless statement!! If you ever felt the monster thrust when my Impreza's turbo spins up you'd be left feeling flat by an M3!! Nobody buys an S2000 to have their face re-arranged under acceleration!
03-30-2007, 01:51 AM
In gear times are for people who are too lazy to change gear (i.e. journos). Admittedly, changing gear on most cars isn't a very nice experience whereas in an S2000 it is all part of the fun!
