Which year is the best for the S2000 - HondaClub.com

sobekane20 · 08-22-2006, 11:06 PM

Which year is the best for the S2000?

gr8ride2004 · 09-22-2006, 08:16 AM

Well I have to say that the 2004 - present s2000s are the best. stock anyway. You gain a few more pounds of torque when the engine was changed to the f22. also begining in 2004 the rpm redline was lowered so the powerband is hit at 6500 rpms instead of 7500 in prior years. basically any s2000 is a good one though

**TJ213** · 10-07-2006, 02:51 PM

I think that the wheels on the 05 look better than the ones on the 06, but I've heard that the speakers are better on the 06-07, and that the throttle has better response (drive by wire), but I've only driven the 05 so I'm not sure.

AP1fun · 10-07-2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gr8ride2004

Well I have to say that the 2004 - present s2000s are the best. stock anyway. You gain a few more pounds of torque when the engine was changed to the f22. also begining in 2004 the rpm redline was lowered so the powerband is hit at 6500 rpms instead of 7500 in prior years. basically any s2000 is a good one though

Way wrong!

The 04+ (AP2) has a F22C which is a 2.2 liter DOHC VTEC motor.
The 00-03 (AP1) has a F20C with is a 2.0 liter DOHC VTEC.

The F22 makes more torque because in naturally asperated cars displacement equals torque. You can't get bigger pistons to rev as high as smaller ones so the AP1 9,000 redline was dumped for a 8,000 redline.

VTEC/ "powerband' hits at 5900 to 6100 in the AP1 (depending on altitude, heat, and humidity)

VTEC/ "powerband' hits at 5,400 to 5,600 in the AP2.

The AP2 suspension is a little more loosened up and forgiving. Also the 06+ has Drive By Wire (DBW) and Tracion Contol System(s) (TCS) which is turned on and off by a button in front of the steering wheel on the dash.

The 00-03 have 16" 5 spoke wheels originally wrapped in Brigstone Potenza S02's

04-05 have 17" 10 spoke wheels wrapped in S03's

06-07 have a new 10 spoke design and the first years to have wheels not made by Enike (sp?)

As far as speakers they come with small speakers in the roll hoops behind your head. They are tweeter size, but do make a substancial difference.

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09-22-2006, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
gr8ride2004 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3	Well I have to say that the 2004 - present s2000s are the best. stock anyway. You gain a few more pounds of torque when the engine was changed to the f22. also begining in 2004 the rpm redline was lowered so the powerband is hit at 6500 rpms instead of 7500 in prior years. basically any s2000 is a good one though

10-07-2006, 02:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
TJ213 I've earned a Custom Title Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania United States Posts: 1,629	I think that the wheels on the 05 look better than the ones on the 06, but I've heard that the speakers are better on the 06-07, and that the throttle has better response (drive by wire), but I've only driven the 05 so I'm not sure.