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Honda S2000 AP2

F22C1 era2004–2009

Nine thousand RPM. Still resets the bar.

19 reviewers · 92 videos

Generations
AP12000–2003AP22004–2009
// 00 the verdict

Reviewers strongly agree on its fun to drive, but split on performance and handling.

across 19 reviewers

// scorecard at a glance
// where reviewers split
Performance
17 say · liveable

"the car makes 49 wheel horsepower and 393 ftlb of torque"

ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 1:53
2 say · critical

"the FRS with Force induction is just a lot quicker than the S2000"

Savagegeese · ▶ 4:20
Handling
16 say · liveable

"I really like the suspension setup."

Misha Charoudin · ▶ 15:12
1 say · critical

"when you're doing really sharp turns you can kind of feel the weight in the front"

ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 10:22
Daily drivability
3 say · liveable

"overall this is a more comfortable livable and a little bit more sane of a vehicle"

TheTopher · ▶ 10:48
8 say · critical

"nothing is casual about this there is no LSS 2000 in Chill"

ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 8:52
Value
15 say · liveable

"if you buy an s2000 now it's pretty apparent that the values will more than likely appreciate for the foreseeable future"

Zygrene · ▶ 8:35
1 say · critical

"these are also incredibly expensive right now... people are still trying to ask like 25k for a hundred thousand mile"

Cameron Hill · ▶ 6:26
// the categories
// 01

Performance

4.5/519 of 19 reviewerssplit

“the car makes 49 wheel horsepower and 393 ftlb of torque”

positive · ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 1:53

“best engine and gearbox of the three cars here today”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 5:03

“this is definitely the best n a car I've ever been in”

positive · Cameron Hill · ▶ 27:18
// 02

Handling

4.5/519 of 19 reviewerssplit

“I really like the suspension setup.”

positive · Misha Charoudin · ▶ 15:12

“this is still one of the best handling most well-balanced cars from the factory”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 6:41

“that front end feels like I don't have to fight it at all it is the delicacy of a mid-engine car”

positive · Throttle House · ▶ 11:54
// 03

Fun to drive

5.0/519 of 19 reviewersstrong consensus

“for a fully stock car, it's one of the best cars I've ever driven.”

positive · Misha Charoudin · ▶ 3:21

“there's something about the s2000 just has that secret sauce the way it handles the way the motor revs the way the shifter feels it's just it's just so unique”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 8:08

“60 feels like 90 and 30 feels like 60. and what is the point in something like this if you're not just having the best possible experience”

positive · Throttle House · ▶ 8:15
// 04

Daily drivability

3.0/518 of 19 reviewerssplit

“nothing is casual about this there is no LSS 2000 in Chill”

critical · ThatDudeinBlue · ▶ 8:52

“it's so stiff completely unforgiving not suitable for this road at all”

critical · Zygrene · ▶ 5:04

“overall this is a more comfortable livable and a little bit more sane of a vehicle”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 10:48
// 05

Value

4.0/519 of 19 reviewerssplit

“if you buy an s2000 now it's pretty apparent that the values will more than likely appreciate for the foreseeable future”

positive · Zygrene · ▶ 8:35

“I don't think this car is going to retain its value like the S2000 will”

positive · Savagegeese · ▶ 6:32

“if you want kind of a plug-and play car that you can take out and you don't have to do as many things to to make a track worthy or at least track reliable ap2 is probably a better buy”

positive · TheTopher · ▶ 6:40
How it stacks up

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