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10-31-2016, 11:53 AM | #29 | |
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The Elise was 100% manual and had the best feel, the BRZ was surprisingly close and the S2k was dead last by a longshot. Honda really dropped the ball on that one.
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Just bought an ap1 s2000 last week and while I can't explain as in depth as the last few posts, I can 100% say the steering feel is not BRZ level goodness.
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Honda was messing with this a decade before the S2k came out. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-HZ8_HY3dw"]4 Wheel Steering Action - 89 Honda Prelude 4WS Ride-Along (GoPro) - YouTube[/ame] Some light googling s2ki is telling me that the S2k has a toe curve that goes toe out when unloaded, toes in, then begins to toe out again when it gets compressed far enough. That's what catches people off guard as they turn, turn harder turn harder, oh shit the car started turning harder on its own and it's too late for me to countersteer and save it. And the toe out when unloaded can make heavy braking a bit hairy. Seems like fun, hope I get to drive a stock one someday (if there are any left) fwiw the 86 just toes in as it compresses, and something similar to the S2k was designed into the NC Miata that got a lot of question marks from the public when people figured it out. |
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I have tracked both as well, and just not to feel left out.....yes the steering feedback on the S2000 is virtually non-existent. The rest of the cars feedback is great, making the numb steering feel stand out even more, but hey its pretty old tech now.
The wife and I are thinking about getting a BRZ again (and keeping the S2000) so maybe i can enjoy both. I have never dealt with the steering rack at all on a car, except for adjustments in alignment, so i may not be thinking this next comment thru. But, I wonder, if anyone has ever tried to run an S2000 as a manual rack only.
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Because the weight on the front axle is so low, the increase in low speed steering effort isn't that bad. You're looking at 1380 lbs front axle S vs nearly 1600 in the 86. It steers lighter than a manual rack EK Civic. That all said, there's plenty of feedback from the S2000 steering, it's very precise, it's just not as good as the 86, and not as predictable. The predictability and neutrality of the 86 steering is most of what makes it so good. I've driven sports cars with worse steering feel, especially modern ones. Quote:
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I'm not sure the rear bumpsteer curve is very agressive... I can't feel that as well... But it wants to rotate with heavy braking... But I attributed that to the front toe in... It drifts really really well. Anybody who tells you different can't drift... Definitely snappier than the 86, but plenty communcative... Failing to listen is punished with a backwards exit or opposite direction spin... Immediately. Perhaps the rears are doing more than I give them credit for. I'm thoroughly used to the 86, where the fronts do the majority of the footwork and the rear axle is practically a throttle-actuated rudder. Haha.
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NA and NB: 6000 Nm/degree NC: 8800 Nm/degree I could be wrong, but I find it hard to believe that the ND would improve by 250% over the NC to even match the 22,000 Nm/degree you quoted, let alone bettering it. |
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Manual-steering 240Z was my street/track car when I got my '01 S2000 back in '07. I had thought the reportedly numb electric steering feel of the S2000 would be an issue, but honestly I have never been driving the car on the street or at the track and felt that the steering was too remote or numb. For me, it's tight and responsive and I can feel transitions between grip/no-grip, no problem. I don't have an 86 yet, but I've driven a few, and IMO the car on the street anyway feels pretty much like the AP1, which is pretty fantastic as far as I'm concerned.
I don't think I'm too insensitive to steering feel, really. I think my old S13 had better steering feel than either the S2k or 86, and my old S14 weirdly enough had much worse feel, very numb and rubbery. |
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I had an opportunity to drive my friends AP2 back to back with my BRZ. We both have a basic header/catback/tune for power, and we both have ST/KW V1 coilovers and a couple driveline bushings.
Back to back, you realize just how good both cars are. I was not at all thinking 'one is better' I was just thinking 'they are both so good'. I found it very difficult to be critical while cruising two very well matched cars back to back. (But my oh my...F20C>FA20...)
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MY 04 S2k (AP2) had Bilstein PSS9’s and I went with wider wheels in the rear.
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The twins have better steering & handling over the s2k. There are in different leagues, just IMO. However some people like the steering/handling of the s2k and it reminds me of this Direct tv commercial..
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Without a doubt, the S2K has better weight distribution, better suspension design, and a better polar moment of inertia figure, allowing it to change directions much more quickly. Many people would call that "better handling." However, which is EASIER to drive well at the limit is a very different thing... |
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