Patrick Simon left not a good word on that car... the most critic he gave is the
extrem shitty gearbox, it completely lacks the possiblity of precise shifting,
the car does much to much understeer. The thechnical specs sounds fantastic the
result is very disapointing.. the only thing that recived no critic from Simon
are the brakes.
He said as a track day car this Exige S is simple to expansive for the given
perfromance..
yeah i gues i could agree it is pretty expensive for a track day car $65,000
dollars...that could get you a zo6 or a gtr or saleen but this thing is
impressive but does anyone think its worth the money? im not sure yet
Boys, boys, boys, you cant take the dosh with you, go for gold and get an Exige!
Remember this is a 1.8!!! who gets performance like this from a 1.8! this is a
design classic! and youll not beat it for looks! sex on Wheels!!!
did, did he really just say that the Honda S2000 will kick the crap outta this??
are you being seroius?? i am sorry for you being mentally challenged though!
Honda returned to Formula One in 1983 as an engine supplier for Spirit and
stayed in the sport for a decade, at various times teaming with Lotus, McLaren,
Tyrrell and Williams. Honda engines were considered the ticket to Grand Prix
glory due to their power, reliability, and winning track record. Honda supplied
its engines to six constructor champions, as well as five driver championships
(3 by Senna, 1 by Piquet, and another by Prost), before dropping out of the
sport again. Honda-powered cars had won 71 Grands Prix, by the end of the 1992
season.
thats not a fair comparison as there were more grandprix in a season in the 80s
than in the 60s/70s. However,lotus would still be in f1 now if they could
afford it but the fact of the matter is f1 is too expensive,even for honda.
Yes, the vtec engine is a fantasticly reliable and powerful engine but probably
a lot more expensive than the ones toyota provideand you can't argue with the
end result it really does wee all over every honda. Lotus as a constructor have
had 79 grand prix victories compared to honda's massive ... one? Argueably lotus
principles are unrivaled and if they had the cash they might still be contenders
today,unlike honda
also, um, "pathetic, they dont build their own engines", would you call pagani
pathetic? lambo? maserati? ford focus' (volvo engines) bentley? If you do you
really ought to start appreciating combined efforts
I actually seen the race where honda won their last F1 race and if it were not
for ALL the top teams getting in accidents, well you can figure the rest out but
nonetheless credit honda for creating the Indy Racing League where every car is
a honda,cant lose!!! But what gets me is the amount of idiots that show up to
see those underpowered civics go around the track?? Look at last years
japanese,i mean indy 500,sold out, good marketing works, all the other
manufacturers should come up with their own series too.
Shut up man. I don't think anyone will deny the vtec is a fantastic system but
that doesn't mean you can't attain equal results with other engines. What the
lotus guys have done here is make a jolly good car. And I'm not jealous of an
engine ud have to be a monumental twat to be jealous of an engine. If u can't
make up a constructive comment I suggest that this isn't the site for u
I do not get what this guy is doing bragging about an economy engine? Especially
off the line it has to be revved high to take off fast,it has no torque and who
gives a shit about a gas saving engine. I do not see honda making anything
special and whatever they have made is a copy of other manufacturers, and i
think the exige will do circles around that 2000 whatever!!
The s2000 fan is obviously a girl who doesnt have the pennies! I mean its a box
on wheels with an engine! That goes for the NSX 2! Good engines granted but
still for looks the s2000/NSX get the wooden spoon! 0-100km/hr ex:3.8s
s2000s:6.2s 0-160km/hr ex:9.6s s2000s:14.4s
Even as a former S2000 owner I have to agree with the sensible comments
here..... the S2000 is a great car but not in the same league as the 1st or 2nd
Gen Exige.... and the Toyota uses a very similar setup to VTEC.
It's funny NSX1 sure must be a ricer. Honda's are good cheap cars, but certainly
not high performance cars. My wife drives an 06 TL and we like the car, but is a
family sedan. I've read many posts of previous S2000 owners that switch to Lotus
and they can't begin to praise the performance and they claim having spend lots
of $$$ in their hondas and still not come close to the out of the box
performance of an elise or exige.
Some honda lovers here must be teenagers or at least they sound like they are.
“ I've read many posts of previous S2000
owners that switch to Lotus and they can't begin to praise the performance and
they claim having spend lots of $$$ in their hondas and still not come close to
the out of the box performance of an elise or exige. ”
I've not heard of many S2000 owners that are disappointed with
the cars stock performance..... as I said above its not in the same league as an
Exige BUT having done track days with standard S1 Elises I can say that there
isn't much between the two cars..... the Elise is more nimble and quicker to
60mph but the S2000 is generally quicker over 100mph...... at Bedford Autodrome
I could hang with the Elises round most of the track and overtake them on the
long back straight. And as far as spending $$$$ on tuning the S2000 is rubbish
if you want to avoid forced induction but many US owners slap a supercharger on
for an easy 400bhp at the wheels..... even an Exige wouldn't have a chance in a
straight line.
here is a non-biased view: just sold a 2000 Supercharged S2000 and picked up a
2008 Exige S240. S2000 gearbox is superior for sure but the lotus is a
mid-engine lightweight and it is faster. as for the understeer mentioned
previously, it is easily dialed out with the adjustable suspension and a few
additional tweeks. i miss the sound of the honda engine - one of the best, but
the exige is even more fun to drive on the street or track.
Patrick Simon left not a good word on that car... the most critic he gave is the
extrem shitty gearbox, it completely lacks the possiblity of precise shifting,
the car does much to much understeer. The thechnical specs sounds fantastic the
result is very disapointing.. the only thing that recived no critic from Simon
are the brakes.
He said as a track day car this Exige S is simple to expansive for the given
perfromance..
Even as a former S2000 owner I have to agree with the sensible comments
here..... the S2000 is a great car but not in the same league as the 1st or 2nd
Gen Exige.... and the Toyota uses a very similar setup to VTEC.