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Great post.
I had a 2001 AP1 years ago and now have a 2013 FRS. To me the the FRS is a much better sports car. It's strange because on paper the S2000 has all the right ingredients - better gearbox, better engine, and feels more special (very much from the same Honda that created the NSX and ITR). But to me at least the 86 cars are just more fun to drive.
Maybe I'm just not good enough of a driver, but I could never fully trust pushing the S2000's handling on a back road, which was made worse by the nature of the engine - you have to BEAT ON IT to get into the power. Higher stakes in a tricky car might be fine for the track but puts a damper on spirited back road driving.
The FRS in comparison makes better power down low (still not great #torquedip) but better and crutially, as we all know, these cars are very forgiving and confidence inspiring. If you end up in a hedge in an 86 car, it was probably your own fault. The gearbox is good enough and IMO the rest of the package - looks and practicality - more than make up the difference of the S2000's advantages.
The FRS is not perfect but it offers almost everything I loved about the S and with fewer tradeoffs.
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