Honda S2000* 22 Years Old & Still Drives Better Than The Rest
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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we take out this 2000 model year Honda AP1 S2000! 6 speed manual, 4 cyl VTEC, 50/50 weight distribution, RWD, LSD! this car is a drivers dream :)
Huge thanks to Vans West for loaning me this S2000 it is for sale if your interested.. click the link below.
vanswest.com.au/
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Still cannot believe this engine is in a factory car, its bonkers. Even with a stock airbox it screams like a fully built 4 banger race car with big cams.
It’s insane! I was blown away with what it could do and to think it’s over 20 years old🤯
@@RossReviewsau damn yeah, when you put it like that...its crazy this will be considered a classic very soon! One for the history books im sure!
I bought one of these, brand new, in 2006. I still love it just as much I I did the day I bought it. I paid 26k for it and I thought that was a little pricey back then, but I couldn’t resist because I was in love with it. And every time I drive it now someone ALWAYS offers me more than I paid for it which blows my mind! I do have to admit that I do get a kick out of it and sayin….”Sorry, she’s not for sale”. 😊
Ross, you really captured what driving an S2K is all about, THE STOKE. I've had my 2002 for over 10 years and it still puts a smile on my face when I take her into the foothills and toss her around. Recently, I had 3 offers to buy her in one day. Thanks buddy.
amazing car that is truly special! really nice drivers car :)
I live in Holland and i also have a 2002 S2K for 12 years now and i still love this car!
There are faster cars for the money, especially with turbo engines, but the driving feeling of a S2K is much more special.
If you are only interested in driving fast in a straight line buy another car, although i have driven often over 200km/u in Germany on the Autobahn(legal at some places), even with top down and my mother as a passenger. :)
But this car is more made for twisty roads like in the Eifel, Alpes and Dolomites, i was at all that places with mine and that is so great!!!
@@nickvlaanderen Groot, I visited Holland several years ago, beautiful place with beautiful people. Many today forget when the S2K came out it beat BMW, Nissan, and the Porsche Boxster. And to top it all, the Honda people figured out how to make a car that's just insanely fun to drive.
I've got my pink slip ready. Gotta love a Honda, from the good old QR50 to the good old NSX 👍🇦🇺🍻and don't forget the posty bike!
Honda should really bring back the S 2000 as a flagship RWD coupe/ convertible which can rival the 86 and MX-5 instead of trying to sell $50k Civics...
Edit: If anybody wants, copy my post (crediting me) and put it on Tik Tok, Twitter, etc... and tag Honda...
You need to say something on all platform, Tik Tok, Insta etc! See if people agree, and tag Honda in it, to see if they agree! Hopefully they will, as they haven’t matched the new Toyota Supra, Nissan 370z and GTR, Honda only has the new NSX, so yes, start hitting them up!
I don't know if they will listen to me though... If anybody wants, copy my post (crediting me) and put it on Tik Tok, Twitter, etc... and tag Honda...
You got this completely wrong. The s2000 when released in 2000 rivaled the German premium sports cars like the Boxter, and Z3. It also bested them in performance. It did not rival the MX5/Miata. The s2000 was about $12000 more than a Miata in the year 2000 just to show you the difference. If released today, it would not rival entry level sports cars like the 86 or Miata. For the namesake, it would have to rival a base Boxter or Z3 which means Honda won't ever go there.
@@sdlausen1 Yeah but a new S2000 can't rival these cars as they're too expensive... It will have to be an MX-5/ 86 competitor and reasonably priced to actually get any sales...
@@MartinJones123 Nah. Mid level like where the Supra sits. Honestly, a new S2000 just doesn't make sense. Honda would better be off making a baby NXS or bigger S600. That would be a huge hit.
I love that! “It might not be stupidly fast.. but it is stupidly FUN!”
It was so fun!
Its not fast because it has a very long final drive. Try and go to track days with a 4.7 final drive. Turbo meganes and mini coopers wont do nothing
Love my S2000
Hey, that’s my car! 🙂 I have a 2006 Grand Prix White Honda S2000 (AP2 - facelifted). I got in at the right time at the peak of Melbourne’s lockdown. Anyone who knows me knows I wanted this car for 17 odd years. Every time I take it out, someone offers to buy it from me. I love it too much, I’ll probably never part with it. And despite what fuel costs us at the moment, I still managed to take it on a hills run last weekend with 10 other cars - an assortment of NSX and S2000’s.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It’s a brilliant car. Take it from an owner :)
Correction: Johnny Tran was most definitely Vietnamese - not Chinese.
🤣 damn how did I not get that
@@RossReviewsau The fact he hung out at Little Saigon with his cousin Lance Nguyen kind of gave it away 😝 I watched too much of these movies growing up. Still unashamedly do a FATF marathon.
I get the 'usable' power thing! I had a tuned XR4 years back as a daily commuter! I never got tired of driving it. That S2000 would be even more fun!
100% when they are done right they don’t need to be stupid fast to have fun in
Excellent camera work. Covering all angles. History of car in fast & furious. Screaming with joy on the open road. Another top review.
cheers cam was great fun
Got 3.38 in and had to take my S2000 out for the first spin of the year after being winterised - back now and thanks for the reminder of how sweet the engine sings :)
glad you enjoyed it ben!
One of the best driver’s cars ever produced.
agreed!
This one gonna be good!!!
I’m starting to really love Honda 😂
Grats on 30k subs bro!
Thanks 🙏 let’s get 50k
Greetings from Canada. My 2004 S2000 has been in winter storage since November. I'm waiting for warmer weather to take it back out again later this month or early May. My S2000 driving season is short but I make the most of it.
Hey fellow Canadian :) summer is coming soon for you! enjoy man
Man I can see that you had a shitload of fun in that lil demon,it might not be the quickest car,but it goes hard & drives great & what about the sound mate amazing haha,your reviews are the best very enjoyable buddy cheers.
thats it pete.. its a lot of fun and thats what really matters
The F22C engine in the S2000 AP1 debuted the year I was born. I believe it to be the most beautiful car ever made
Edit F20C ( higher revving one)
They are amazing
9000 rpm makes it a Clayton's rotary without the wear issues.
I'm guessing it's not an undersquare engine like the Falcon 😛.
it really does have a similar vibe
Glad you enjoyed it as much as I enjoy driving mines lol. 06 nfr s2k. Just can see myself ever selling it. I know I'll just miss it too much and end up getting another lol
your 100% right dont sell and instantly regret it lol.. enjoy the car they are a huge amount of fun
That was good mate although I much more prefer subarus to Hondas due to reasons unknown by most people this was still a really nice slice of jdm history simply amazing
Love a good JDM car
What a little ripper. Nice one bro. 👍
Thanks 👍 great cars
I know what you're talking.about.I have an 04 e46 m3.It was good new,shitty when all the maintenance came due but good again after the maintenance in 2017.The engine is completely rebuilt,the rear diff has new seals,axel boots and bushings.The clutch,guibo and constant velocity joint are new too.It drives and acts like a new car it has 9,000 mls on it since the rebuild.The suspension was done in 2014 and had 4,000 mls on it.
Hahahaha love the hold the breathe facial expressions!!!!!
I do the same in my Commo
HAHA cheers mate
Nice review Ross, pretty unique and special car. I wonder if u could get hold of a m3 e46. That is a different but similar true drivers car naturally aspirated.
would love to try one of them ive done all the M3s besides that one i believe
Excellent review mate. These things look so fun, but they are being advertised for roughly $60 to $80k now which is bonkers.
Thanks man it really is getting crazy money eh.. but the cars are getting close to 25 years old and entering that classic stage… hard to believe by the looks, sadly they only will get more expensive I fear
I’m a big Honda lover they’ve made some amazing engines over the years including motorbike engines, they sure know how to make great engines and also sound amazing.
This is easily one of my favourite Honda’s ever
@@RossReviewsau such a great car!
It's ok, it's small, like an angry Miata, I knew a Korean who drove one of these, made him look cooler than he could ever ever be...
they are about as tough as a asian convertible can get
Great review Ross. What was that exhaust?
Sorry not sure on the exhaust
Sounds great! What exhaust is on this?
sorry not sure what the set up was
Such a clean car ✌🏼 hondas are a race ready car. Production class racing they're often on top 🥇
It really is a track ready car out the bag
Proper drivers car and they can never make one like it again
It’s pure class🔥 really really fun to drive
Please, let us know about the exhaust system of this car! It sounds soooooo amazing! I am waitting for info, my.. s2k ap1 is waitting also! 😝😝😝😝😝
Sorry I’m not sure 😅 was from a dealership
I love love love these thing's it's a perfect fun car, clean, simple and looks great. I still love everything about these. Totally useless for me but if I wanted to spend money unwisely I'd buy one of these in a heartbeat.
Great review I really enjoyed this one.👍😁
its a great toy! lol if only we had the money eh! haha
All you needed was the misses in the passenger seat with the wind in her hair. Nice one Jonno 👍🇦🇺🍻
glad you enjoyed it brother
I definitely agree its not a fast car but surely a FUN car!!!
best thing about honda.. they just are fun
Can’t wait till our S2000 comes back from fixing some exterior problems.. We have a 2001 monte carlo blue and will never sell! (Have this one since 2006 and a grey with red seats before that) Love the sound going through a tunnel in 4th gear :D
Amazing cars eh
Good luck finding that Monte Carlo blue matching color
Graham Farmer Freewau AKA Poly Pipe 🤴🤣🤺
Your accent has a massive Aussie influence despite you being Canadian
Been here almost 12 years now so it’s pretty Aussie
What kind of exhaust is it?! Sounds amazing!
Sorry not sure on the exact set up
What exhaust has it got? sounds real good 👍
sorry im not sure what set up it actually was..
I owned one in yellow for 4 years. Amazing sports car! Little too small if you are over 6 feet, but if you are not, WOW!
Amazing cars.. not big tho🤣
@@RossReviewsau Exactly.
do you have any idea which headlights are on thosev?
Sorry not sure
Nice. How much was it selling for?
40ish I think
I did 5.9 in mine but I was trying 1000 times. Very tricky to launch.
very tricky! im sure you could get that with enough practice and the right road
This makes me miss my Civic Type R ep3 great review. ... unfortunately these great 4 bangers will be no more with Honda closing its combustion engine factory because of stupidity EV strategies.
It’s so amazing how good they got these 4 cyls to perform and it’s 22 years old!🤯
Blame green communist in Japan
So how many did you buy in the last two decades?
Chuck it on club reg in a couple of years and sit on itttt 🙌
100% id love this car
Legit warrior car!
It’s a true legend
The best way to luanch a S2000 is to start on 2nd gear then downshift to first then shift to third grear then fourth gear and son on.
? 💀😂😂😂
Slow, but good still. I own an MR2 Spyder so am used to explaining to ppl while a slow car on paper can be sooo good to drive . . .
It’s true sometime slow cars can be so much fun!
What exhaust is that?
im not sure sorry
I remember mentioning this when you reviewed the RX8. This thing shits all over the RX8 aye!.
this is better... still loved that RX8 tho haha bit of a price difference eh
I believe Johnny Tran was Vietnamese lol
he very well could have been lol
F20C1 has 240 HP and 143 torque. Even more gutless than you think. You were quoting the F22 torque numbers which went up in '04 in response to needing more low end torque.
Prices climbing in Japan $20000.with 400000km to $60000 with 50000km
It’s only gonna get more expensive this car 100%
The jdm/uk models have a little more compression and has 247. The us model is 240.
this will be the 247
Can't believe my dad used to race with this car
its a brilliant car!
surprisingly i saw one same more than 2 times
Looks good
goes pretty well too ;)
I think so too
Ross, how would you compare it to the f6 😜
2 total opposite 🤣 but both so good
@@RossReviewsau nothing beats the f6 😍🔥
My cousin owns this exact car now
Really great car
drinking game: drink everytime you hear v-tec
🍻🥴
V tec
Just kicked in yo
@@RossReviewsau 🤣 love it! ✌️
I purchased my new S2K in 2002 and totalled it in 2004. 😭
Rip 🪦 🥲
Just bought this exact car the other day lmao 😂😂
Really!!! I heard there was a buyer interested when I was reviewing it 🤣 from over east?
Great car man
Correction Johnny tran was a Vietnamese gangster
Yes my bad 😅
Don't do it Jesse, too soon Junior
🤣 rip Jesse
Have you been working out Ross?
🤣 why do I look bigger
@@RossReviewsau since you started these reviews
Why don’t you buy it then?
If only I had the money
R e a l b e a u t y . . .
she is
That screaming would get very annoying very quick IMO I can't live without a turbo sorry.
its 100% a weekend car..
Miata IS a girls car
HAHA the people have spoken