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Originally Posted by nikitopo
Not sure what is the classic sports car formula that other car manufacturers don't have nowadays. Maybe cars like the 86/BRZ and the MX-5 belong to the entry level sports car category while others play higher?
If that's the case, then the S2000 was considered already by its introduction a level up comparing to the MX-5. Here is a review article of related cars back in '03 :
Nissan 350Z: $30,000
Honda S2000: $33,060
Audi TT: $39,660
BMW Z4 3.0: $40,945
Porsche Boxster: $43,365
The base price of a MX-5 was $22,363 at that time. A S2000 was closer in price to an Audi TT or a BMW Z4 than a MX-5. Same can be said about performance figures like quarter-to-mile from standstill at that time 
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...parison-tests/ |
I guess those prices are a good point of reference, the twins have pricing also taken from sports cars 20 years ago
Yes, the s2000 was a bit more of premium, around 50k in todays money. There was also the Nissan Silvia 240sx, MR2 and a few others around the same mark as the MX5. Then you have the FWD cars like the Renaultsport clio, the celica, corolla sportivo (matrix in NA) and a few others.