Originally Posted by Moosehead9oc
Hello everyone..I'm a new member to the site. I currently own a 01 spa yellow honda s2000. Because of reasons I mention in the s2000 thread below I'm thinking of selling the car. Anyways I've been intereted in the Crossfire and im just wondering if there are any xfire owners here you came from an s2k?
I'll speak on the Crossfire Coupe (not the Roadster):
The Crossfire is very, very different from the S2K.
1. You will do most of your driving at under 3000 rpm. At times, you will start off and find yourself cruising along at 1000 rpm.
2. You will run out of revs fast. On the S2000, you can just sit on the accelerator and let the revs climb.
3. The XF's shifter has a much longer throw than the S2000.
4. You can't mod the XF as much as the S2000.
5. The XF is approximately 22.21908x quieter than the S2000.
6. The XF feels more planted, secure, and refined than the S2000.
7. The XF feels huge on the inside compared to the S2000. It's wider, longer, and taller.
Basically, the S2000 feels like a buzzy, rattly go kart. The Crossfire is much more refined, quiet, luxurious, etc.
At 120mph, I would much rather be in the Crossfire than the S2000.
You get better fuel mileage out of the 18V 3.2L V6 in the XF than you do out of the 2.0/2.2L 16V I4 in the S2000. I still can't figure that one out.
By the way, a bunch of us have raced the XF on road courses (myself included) and don't believe what people tell you, even the non-srt XF is plenty fast.