^^ Indeed. You'll def be seeing those last just like Civics do even with all that hp/tq it puts down. 243hp/270tq to the wheels in a Quaife driven car is sick. And I get to keep my interior TOO!! WOOWOO! No more of this I gotta rip out my backseat to make it 3lbs lighter cuz that'll save me weight and make me go faster...**whatajoke**You'll need to invest some good dollars in a swap, building it, and turboing it to make those numbers. My friend put down a little higher hp/tq than that with a semi built h22 turbo...but he invested close to $10k on the engine/tranny/ecu/turbo alone. Add another 3k for the car and whatever else...easily come close to $16k after adding all the extras...place another 4k and you'll have a brand new, non clone Honda that we see everywhere WITH warranty WITH it being overbuilt WITH unique styling and WITH the balls to hang with the big boys. This is one area that Honda will probably not go into...a sport compact sedan or coupe with BALLS. With some authority to hang with the V8s, with some styling to change the look of the Civic, to have more than 200hp for godsakes coming out of a 4 banger for less than $30k. The only one making 200hp is the RSX-S but that one is pricey and way more $$ than the SRT4 and the SRT4 will romp on it like it was standing still. This car will probably even beat the S2000 in stock trim for both cars EASILY. Well, IMO...

 

Remains to be seen.


That said....LSD, 240hp 270ft for 21k is a godamn deal and a half. I don't like the way miatas look, but they are fast too so who cares.

 

NO Civic, Accord, Integra, etc...look mean. FOR NOTHING. Without body kits of some sort or spoilers and all the mumbo jumbo the SRT4 will look WAYYYY meaner than ANY stock Civic?Accord/Teg. You know why? Cars that have good power and can hang on the street usually look meaner with factory hoodscopps, spoilers, kits, etc...in stock form Civics/Teg/Accord don't make good power so why make them look mean? It's like body kits and spoliers and hoodscoops on a stock Civic...DOESN'T NEED TO BE THERE. Look at mean looking cars, NSX, WRX, WRX STi, Evolution, etc...just to name a few. Scoops, wings, suspension, gauges, etc...cuz they need them making 227hp at the least from those 4 cars I've mentioned to 300+hp stock. 102hp is not power. It's point A to point B access.

 

SRT-4 should easily take an S2000. i rarely see S2000's running the times they say in magazines. usually cars are faster than mag times

 

'cause you have to rag the shit out of an S2000 to get it that fast.

but seriously...is speed the only thing to look at when getting a car? For me to consider that as a purchase, it would have to not look or drive like a Neon.

 

well, speed is the main reason for buying an SRT-4 IMO. and you certainatly dont buy an S2000 for its roomy interior and comfortable long distance drives. i guess you could say you buy it for fun, wind in the hair, etc

but the SRT4 seems not bad. of course, ive never even seen one. cause they dont come out here in canada until next year

 

Comparing the SRT-4 to the S2000 in straight line acceleration is fucking retarded. Of course the SRT-4 can beat it in a straight line, and if that's mainly what you're looking to do then the SRT-4 is a great choice.

There is more to driving a car than the pure numbers and the S2000 is not a car that one buys to get the numbers. It is for the thrill of revving the shit out of the motor and tossing it through a curvy road. Not for stupid macho ball-grabbing "oh look I'm faster than this guy" bullshit.

I like the SRT-4 and think it's a cool car. If you do too that's great. But don't be a stunna.

 

i'd rock an srt4.. i'd be forced to upgrade the suspension and get different wheels... but i like the looks.. and i love the performance

 

in real world driving, straight line performance makes more sence. when you're on the street, i doubt your going to be speeding through twisting roads and make abrubts stops and goes. but yes, on a track, it may be a different story. but as far as real world driving goes, SRT4 is just better. and i really love honda and have always hated chrysler, but this is an exception

 

My whole point is that there's no reason to compare the straight line performance of the SRT-4 to the S2000 because the SRT-4 is obviously quicker.

Hell the only time you make an objective comparison to another car is when you race it in some fashion be that down a drag strip, abandoned highway, autocross course in a parking lot, superspeedway or what have you.

How do I say this in the simplest terms possible without making a comparison? Basically the S2000 is a car you have to actually have driven to understand. And if you worry about things like how fast it's going to be in comparison to an SRT-4 then you wouldn't buy it.

I love the SRT-4. I love the S2000. But they are two completely different cars in almost every aspect so it's really not worth the ependiture of mental energy to place them in opposition.