Anyone come from an S2000?

Fahlin Cho · 02-18-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by FairmanZ

I've owned a '93 FD RX-7 and also a Mazdaspeed Turbo Miata. Never an S2K, but I have test driven one. What all these cars have over the Z is they're much lighter in weight and thus have a "feeling" of agility the Z just doesn't have.

On paper the Z is the better sports car perhaps, but that doesn't mean "more fun to drive" for some. I think that's what's being expressed here.

Got it that is how I feel about most muscle cars where as yes they are faster perhaps in raw power but they just aren't fun to drive. I was just hoping the 370Z would have the same fun factor as the FD and S2k style cars.

diabolus370z · 02-18-2009, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by darkearth

the s2000 isn't about numbers, its about the feeling you get when you drive it. Top down with the wind in your hair at 8000 rpm (i had an ap2) is intoxicating.

Totally agree... my S2000 was a lot more fun to drive than the 370z that I tested. However, if you're looking for a compromise between a raw sports car and something more luxurious, the 370Z is the perfect (new car) choice.

Phenix · 02-23-2009, 03:29 AM

I own both, an S2k (MY07) and a 2006 350z Base (soon to be a 370), so I can give you comparison based on that. To me both cars are fun to drive, but in a different way. The S2k is a point-and-shoot car, very precise with very fast reflexes. It's also a lot more raw than the 350z. Switching from driving the S2k to the Z it feels a lot bigger and heavier, but there is also a lot more power. Where the S2k is all about finesse, the Z feels more brute-force, almost like a muscle car compared to the S. The ride in the Z is also a lot softer. After you spend a lot of time in the S and get used to the ride, switching to the Z feels like you're in a Cadillac- well, that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but not much... Can't comment on the interior since mine is a 350z (I hate my interior and all of the peeling rubberized paint...). Overall, I really enjoy both cars but prefer the Z because it's brutish personality matches mine

although occasionally I get a craving to blast around in the S. On the other hand, my wife prefers the S, she says the Z is too big and soft for her taste.

02-23-2009, 03:29 AM	#18 (permalink)
Phenix Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 39 Drives: 09 370Z /07 S2000 Rep Power: 16	I own both, an S2k (MY07) and a 2006 350z Base (soon to be a 370), so I can give you comparison based on that. To me both cars are fun to drive, but in a different way. The S2k is a point-and-shoot car, very precise with very fast reflexes. It's also a lot more raw than the 350z. Switching from driving the S2k to the Z it feels a lot bigger and heavier, but there is also a lot more power. Where the S2k is all about finesse, the Z feels more brute-force, almost like a muscle car compared to the S. The ride in the Z is also a lot softer. After you spend a lot of time in the S and get used to the ride, switching to the Z feels like you're in a Cadillac- well, that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but not much... Can't comment on the interior since mine is a 350z (I hate my interior and all of the peeling rubberized paint...). Overall, I really enjoy both cars but prefer the Z because it's brutish personality matches mine although occasionally I get a craving to blast around in the S. On the other hand, my wife prefers the S, she says the Z is too big and soft for her taste.