RX8 vs S2k debate

YouTube · Post by **Sailor** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:39 am

S2000 beats RX8 any day in my book, for most of the reasons already offered.
A well sorted RX7 has to be seen as outside of the discussion.

g4crx · Post by **g4crx** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:01 pm

A bit of an RX8 bashing going on here lol, a few urban myths. You can’t really compare an RX8 to an S2K or to the 0-60 against a Prelude. All three are completely different machines, the S2K is a 2 door 2 seater sports cars and the 8 is a 4 door “family sports car”.

The 8 isn’t good at launching off the line and yes you would have to be Stig and completely brutal to achieve the 0-60 times claimed by the manufacturer. The beauty of the 8 is it’s 50/50 weight distribution and the ability to handle well, it was actually just as quick round the Top Gear track as an M3 and not that far off an NSX Type R....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mj5 ... /powerlaps

I’ve owned an RX8 new since 2007, it’s got 45K on the clock now with no issues to date and the Mrs managed to flood it just once in those 6 years, but it was a 10min job to get it started again with another running car so I didn’t flatten the better.

As mentioned a lot of it is down to poor maintenance and care and scrimping on quality service parts. The MPG is terrible, I only manage around 18-20mpg regardless of how it’s driven, road tax is high on the later models (including mine), and yes it’s not my cup of tea in standard guise which is why I got it with a MazdaSpeed kit.....

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a Honda person at heart – have had my CRX for over 15yrs and have owned other Honda’s including the 4G BB1. We don’t actually use the 8 daily anymore because of the petrol cost and poor mpg, but I just can’t bring myself to sell it as it’s such a brilliant drive. If anyone has driving one round twisty roads you will know what I’m talking about. It’s not about the straight line speed in this car, it was never developed as such, otherwise they would have stuck a turbo in it.

Anyway I thought I would share my opinion for the flip side.

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:07 pm

Jason Plato chose the RX8 as his favourite £5K on 5th gear the other week.

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:16 pm

i go with the RX8

my m8 let me have a blip in his (in the snow

) and found it a real nice well balanced drive, i would compare it overall to be the same as the Eunos roadster i had.

i am sorry to say i find the S2000 bland and boring

and the market it was meant to compete in was with the MX5/Eunos and they beat it all day long on their fun factor

i have always loved Honda but they just got it wrong with the S2k

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:19 pm

Not driven an s2k myself, but I love it and definitely want to drive one.
Same view on the RX8 really!
Yours looks well tasty in the pics btw g4crx

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:39 pm

Dbo wrote:they just got it wrong with the S2k

LOL what?!?!?!!?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:46 pm

Problem with the RX8 is the RX7. 2 seater and 4 seaters masdurbate aside of course.
RX8 is alot of great car for the money though and as a freaking insane drive/family car along with a 2nd main daily car i cannot think of a rival for the fun to cost factor.

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 6:53 pm

bristol_bb4 wrote:
Dbo wrote:they just got it wrong with the S2k
LOL what?!?!?!!?

there is no what

the inside is plastic and tacky it is so boring it makes you want to go to sleep

the ass end is twitchy and i cant fit in it

just didn't enjoy the test drive at speed it just gave me no confidence like the RX8 did

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:02 pm

Dbo wrote:
my ass end is itchy and i cant fit a finger in it

And now, angry ticks fire out of my nipples

Dbo · Post by **Dbo** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:04 pm

oh Sam

why have you always got to lower the tone