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Claim to fame: Highest hp/liter production car which is also an  Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) 

 
Specifications:
Model Year - 2002
2.0L Inline 4 Cylinder VTEC (Naturally Aspirated)
240 HP (yeah!!!)
Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
Curb weight 2750 lbs (est)
6 speed manual transmission
Convertible
4 wheel Anti-lock brakes (ABS)
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
High Intensity Discharge headlights
16" Alloy wheels
0 - 60: 5.5 secs (est.)
1/4 mile: high 13 to low 14 secs (est.)
Exterior: silver (Sebring Silver Metallic)
Interior: black leather sport seats
Weight distribution: 50/50
Modifications:
Voodoo polished aluminum shift knob
17" Volks GT-U wheels - black with chrome lip
Clear side-markers with PIAA Extreme White bulbs
PIAA Extreme Force replacement bulbs for high beams
Custom license plate
Alpine CDA X001 MP3 head unit
Alpine SPS-171A 250 W component speakers
Alpine MRV-T420 Amplifier
Apple Nano 8 GB MP3 player
Neuspeed lower X-Brace
NRG Cell Original battery (15 lbs savings)
HKS Hi-Power Catback Dual Exhaust (15 lbs savings)
Custom tint (25% all-around)
Sumitomo HTRZ III Max performance tires
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If you think I'm crazy, read this enthusiastic review:

"The Honda S2000 is a marriage. It starts like this. One day, you lay eyes on her, a figure strong and sleek, you find yourself in a crush so you buck up your courage, lay down your sensibility, and decide to ask her out. Of course she accepts, your credit is worthy. The first date is at a public place (picture a dealership), she holds you tight when you sit in her, you grip her wheel, engage her clutch, click her transmission through the gates as you transcend to a dream where her "Engine Start" button begs for the touch of your left hand. You roll the dice and ask for a second meeting - more private this time, more engaging.

You take her for a drive - ahhh but she's different than she looks, she's better, and you like it. Your relationship is picking up steam now, as you round third base you brave 6000 rpms, the VTEC improves her breathing, her tuned twin-pipe voice sings to you the siren's song. You cannot help it, just as the digital tach arches into her 9000-rpm peak you release a scream – "I love you." The ball just cleared the fences and you're headed for home now as you ask her to marry you. The best part? Just like a marriage, the more you practice the better it gets, and as long as you pick the right girl for you, the relationship only gets better with age."  excerpt from  www.themsj.com (By Jed Hunter).

"Some around here call the S2000 the best Honda ever. Whether you agree or not, most at least believe the little roadster has already carved out a chapter for itself in the annals of future classic car-dom. And its done so in less than three years on the market. How much longer Honda churns out these gems we can't say; how much longer doesn't really matter. What matters is that so long as there are S2000s to fling like go-karts through city parks and down mountain roads, so long as that sweet little 2.0-liter keeps spinning out a mind-boggling normally aspirated 120 horsepower per liter, or so long as you can lie back, close your eyes and feel the snick-snick of the billet shifter in your grip, then the S2000--because it existed at all--is legendary already." Autoweek March, 2002.

S2000 Press Kit

Right-click and select 'Save Target As' on the image below to get a sound clip of a S2000 starting and revving. 

Stock pictures.

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Some pictures with wheels I used to have.

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I am very passionate about cars and driving. Other than my toy above, my wife and I own the following cars also - 2001 Honda CRV AWD, automatic and 2006 Honda Element EX Cross-over Wagon,  5 speed .  

 

Best S2000 resources on the web:

More pictures:

Click here to check out my previous car - 2001 Honda Prelude

Miscellaneous:

Check this article out to learning about differences between FWD, RWD and AWD driving dynamics: www.corollaperformance.com/TechInfo/RWD.html

Please keep all your racing for the track. Check out www.scca.com and become a member (Sports Car Club of America). This is the local chapter where I autocross www.flr-scca.com.

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