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.

s2kap2 · 02-17-2009, 10:53 PM

The Z is clearly faster and might ultimately pull more lateral acceleration but the S is better balanced, has more direct steering and road feel. Kind of like the responses and feedback have been slightly more filtered on the Z. I drove my S immediately after driving the Z but this is, after all, just my opinion.

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.

02-17-2009, 10:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
s2kap2 Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: oregon Posts: 12 Drives: s2000 Rep Power: 17	The Z is clearly faster and might ultimately pull more lateral acceleration but the S is better balanced, has more direct steering and road feel. Kind of like the responses and feedback have been slightly more filtered on the Z. I drove my S immediately after driving the Z but this is, after all, just my opinion.

02-23-2009, 03:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Phenix Base Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 39 Drives: 09 370Z /07 S2000 Rep Power: 17	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.