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Originally Posted by fitcious
That’s a good point- who thinks the new GR86 will be the modern day S2K?
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I’ve never driven an S2K but I’ve had friends who owned on and watched a lot of reviews on it.
If you watch Doug DeMuro’s recent review on the S2000 CR (he praises it) he explains why the S2000 did not sell well toward the end of its life, which resulted in Honda releasing the CR to wring out final sales (much like how Subaru did so with the tS).
Based on what I’ve heard the S2000 was much like the 1st Gen twins where it did not come alive until high RPM’s. I’ve also heard that the 1st Gen Twins have better steering feel than S2000’s whereas the S2000 has better shifter feel and having 9000/8200 rpm redline.
With the 2nd Gen GR86 (and most likely BRZ) it seems to be praised for the engine finally being capable enough for its chassis. The GR86 seems more playful than the S2000, but the S2000 did not have enough low end torque to allow it to be as playful. I believe the S2000 to be more precision-based rather than playful which probably makes it a little bit better driver’s car based on specs.
If anything, the BRZ may have more of an S2000 setup due to it reportedly being more neutral (according to the Japanese comparison drives).