GR86 ACTUAL 0-60 and Weight

[rawpoly]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Axe to grind because I don't believe that the new car outputs 245+hp at the crank or 209whp? Ok!



Pretty fine with the miata. Mileage of the s2k?

I was wondering how you were going to find fault with the actual video of a brz beating a s2k.

[Blighty]

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.

[STIlsh]

Originally Posted by Kona61

Hey guys!

Just found an interesting post by Jason Cammisa. Hagerty somehow managed to get a hold of a few different GR86s for apparently several days. While there, they corner weighted the car and ran 0-60 times.

0-60 times:
Manual GR86, on the crappier Michelin Primacys. 2nd gear tops out at 59 mph so you have to shift to 3rd.

5.6 seconds with 1ft rollout, 5.9 without.


Weight:
2769lbs with 3/4 tank of gas. 55/45 weight distribution.

Overall I’m very pleased with the figures!

Of course if you swap out the crappy tires for 225/45-17 or 235/45-17 they would just enough taller to get to 60 in 2nd gear and avoid the extra shift and the 0-60 time might be even better in spite of the marginal gearing change. what do you think?