Honda S2000 sports car classic rear-wheel drive

Honda in April 1999 released S2000, it is a rear-drive two-seater sports car. Ten years later, as the world economic downturn, the company decided to stop the vehicle, the production line is scheduled to close in June 2009. To commemorate this car, I decided to drive what the final version, which launched in October 2007 S2000TypeS.
Type S S2000 series based on the most improved since the birth of the late models. The main improvement is that the content engine with 2.2 liters instead of the 2.0-liter engine, its maximum speed of 9000 rpm from the previous reduced to 8000 rpm, the benefits of doing so is to increase the engine output torque in the speed zone. The purpose of the development TypeS excellent aerodynamics through design and optimized chassis tuning to get the straight-line performance and cornering performance and progress in two areas.
The car's cabin space for the pure sports car is enough. Shape sitting on the bucket seats are fitted, turn the key power, and press the start button, then start the engine roar. Red with a black canvas roof of the car on the streets in the city quietly launched. While sitting very low, but the vision will not adversely affect driving. Gear lever is very short, stiff feel when shifting, but as long as the shift of the action Do not be casual, you can get accurate and fast results.
This 2.2-liter engine is indeed more resilient than 2.0 liters models, sacrifice the maximum speed of 1000 rpm is worth it. With the sixth gear acceleration, the 2000 rpm TypeS behave like a family car, 3000 rpm, large displacement, like a car, the 4000 is like a real sports car. For high-speed driving on the road and mountain fun in the shuttle, the 7000 rpm is sufficient to ensure the power and fun, but this time from the maximum speed of 1000 rpm there is space. It also changed the sound of the exhaust, and other VTEC engine as the higher tone.
Electric folding canvas roof is solid like a hardtop, the wind noise is minimal. Off the roof just need to press a button behind the gear lever and lock on both sides of the windshield fixed, and open process only takes 6 seconds. Open-top driving on the highway people really feel the speed. Car air submissive to the Mercedes-Benz, has been carefully improved aerodynamic shape for Type S rarely vortex effects.
Steering was direct and honest work, in continuous and rapid corners, the driver can easily capture the desired driving line. The S2000 suspension, while not as tough early, but still solid enough, on a flat road it can provide good comfort, and to deal with short-wave or various obstacles, the rough is quite obvious. In the corners, TypeS wheels firmly grasp the ground, shaking little body, giving the driver a lot of fun. Brake pedal feel good, easy to drive messengers precise control, braking performance is sufficient to meet the less than 1.3 tons of the body of the.
Finally, I use about 20 liters of gasoline finish about 200 kilometers of driving routes, fuel consumption is a lot lower than expected. Obviously, S2000 Type S has evolved into a suitable road, especially in multi-turn road outstanding sports car.