Report: Honda Mulls Bold Answer to Scion FR-S

Caustic · 09-15-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

They were asking too much for a jumped up Miata...
$35k for a base S2000 in 2009 with 239hp, 163ft/lbs of tq
2755lbs, with a near 50:50 weight distribution

Toyota is asking $25-26k for a base Scion with 200hp, 151ft/lbs of tq, almost the exact same weight and the same 50:50 weight distribution, and that's 3-4 years later of inflation...

Something doesn't add up to me in Honda's world.

And normally I'm bisaed because I love Toyota, but damn I hate the FRS...

First off it was a convertible, so right off the bat there will be more cost. The interior blows away the FRS interior, even now. The handling is better than the FRS, even now. 240 vs 200 = 20% more hp than the FRS. The engine revved to 9000rpm. Honda has a lot of justification charging what it did for the S2000.

Red__Zed · 09-16-2013, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Caustic

First off it was a convertible, so right off the bat there will be more cost. The interior blows away the FRS interior, even now. The handling is better than the FRS, even now. 240 vs 200 = 20% more hp than the FRS. The engine revved to 9000rpm. Honda has a lot of justification charging what it did for the S2000.

Agreed. Redline was down to 8k from 04 on though.

The s2000 was marketed to a much more upscale crowd of driving enthusiasts compared to the FRS

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