I do believe the RSX-S was the winner.

 

ya but i think the type s is over rated, my freind in a intake/exaust gsr beat one of those. but maybe it was driver i duno

 

it was quite obviously the driver...the RSX-S turns the 1/4 mile about a half second faster than the GS-R. And you can't compare stock to modded. The RSX-S is better in each and every single way than the GS-R...handling, comfort, ergonomics, acceleration, top speed, resale value, you name it. Every single way.

As for GT-S vs GS-R, I'd get the Celica. The GS-R is a 1994 design and the Celica has much better ergonomics. I think the Celica looks awful, but whatever.

 

I agree with everything you said there except for top speed. I went to a lake bed a a couple of guys and one of them has a RSX-S. Back then, mine was stock. We were side by side from 0-145. I think he topped out and so was I. So top speed is quite similar for both. That's why I think the acceleration is close enough that driver will determine the winner.

 

145mph? Maybe the RSX-S, but I don't think the GS-R even touched that speed. You saw an indicated 145mph, but it was highly unlikely you were even close to that.

 

My dash was saying 145 and we held at that speed for a good 5-10 sec. So even if it's not real 145MPH, the RSX-S can't go any faster either. I'm sure it's less than 145MPH since we all know speedo are inaccurate at high speed, but my point is that both my gs-r and my friend's RSX-S topped out. We were next together the whole way 0-145.

 

Everybody here likes cars that are lighter. I don't know, I'm the opposite. I like to drive a car with some weight. It just gives it more presence on the road, I think. I'm not talking town-car floppy but I mean, some weight. Light cars can be all jittery over bumps or over 50mph. Hurrumph.

 

That's the way domestic owners think, heft means precense. This largely comes from stability and the fact that heavy cars crush everything underneath them.

The feeling of solidity and quality comes from structual stiffness. This does add more weight, but with a good team of engineers, a light dumpy car like the Cavalier could feel just as solid as a Ford Crown Victoria.

Granted, skinny tires and crosswinds may hinder that feeling, but you get what I mean.

Drive an S2000 and it'll have as much "presence" as anything else on the road.

 

I dunno... I was stepping all over RSX-Ss in my GSR. Then again, it was a bit of a freak motor methinks. 15.3 stock with a 2.4 60'.

They're close, but with modification the Type S should just eat a GSR alive.

 

15.3 isn't very freakish at all for a GS-R. There's plenty of people on Honda-Tech that hit really low 15s to high 14s. One guy on there actually hit 14.3 w/ just intake and exhuast. Now that's a freaking strong gs-r motor. They're quite comparable in performance and driver will determine the winner, I think.