revhappy

Which do you prefer?

cueball

I'd go with the S2000 becaue of its in-your-face sports car feel. Not to mention it has one of the best stickshift ever and one amazing engine.

blizz81

S2000....I'd prefer a roadster/convertible more tossable rather than chunky with low-end power.

The Beav

S2000, handling comes before power, and the S2k owns the Z in the bends, the straights are a totally different thing though, but with teh displacement bump for 2004, maybe

Red Devil

S2000, for the simple fact that it weighs so much less.

Elara

I'm going with the 350Z coupe- while I realize that the S2000 is a great car to drive, it's cramped inside, even more so than the Z, and I still don't like the looks of it.

TJRX8

Waiting for the RX-8 Roadster...

blizz81

But you do the Z? gah...that thing looks like it should come with front-mounted plasma cannons

Elara

Hey now, I didn't say that...but there were only two choices! And I just can't stand the way the S2000 looks- the Z is odd, but the convertible top makes it look a little sleeker, imo.

rxeightr

Between the 2 choices given -- S2000

m477

Roadster vs roadster, ya gotta go with the stook... For a daily driver though, I would probably pick 350z coupe.

Quick_lude

S2000 all the way. Can't imagine driving a 3600lb "roadster"

Hercules

Won't ever be one. An RX-7 roadster though....

TJRX8

I just saw mention of it a couple days ago on a Mazda page somewhere. I'll dig it up and post it.

Hercules

No, it won't happen... think about the rigidity issues; where would the doors 'latch'?

The RX-7 will be a springboard for a roadster, and a fun one at that I'll bet

TJRX8

Funny you mention that...that was exactly why they mentioned there being a roadster in the future. It was the fact that it was so rigid!
Now I just have to find it...knew I should have bookmarked it.

Hercules

I've read it will be based on the RX-8's chassis but not its design. It's impossible to latch doors without that, and imo, would look kinda retarded

Rich

Before I did any test drives before buying my Miata, the S2000 was #1 on my list. I decided against it because it felt slower off the line than the Miata, and was insanely loud and harsh above 6k (lots of fun though!). I hated the digital speedo, and the handling made me feel like I was on a knife's edge whenever I pushed it. The back end scared me a bit, and I thought I'd probably be worried I'd end up in a ditch if I bought one. The noise with the top up is worse than in a Miata as well, particularly if you get into the sweet spot of the engine. It's an awesome machine, but I just didn't enjoy my test drives all that much. If I could have one as a second car, I'd *love* to have one, but it was just too hardcore for me as a 20,000 mile a year car.

Not having driven a 350Z, I can only guess at what it's like. Based on the reviews I've read, while the suspension is pretty harsh, it doesn't sound like it has that insane racket that the S2000 does. Given that I value light, nimble and agile far more than I value straight line performance, I'd probably enjoy the S2000 more when I was driving aggressively.

I'd probably choose the S2000 if it was a toy car, and the 350Z for a daily driver. Again, not having driven the Z, it's tough to really say.

revhappy

I also read that somewhere too. I think the extra structural bracing could be used to support a convertible. I bet it justified part of the R&D cost.

wakeech

S2000, no question.

revhappy

I posted this poll, the EVO vs. STI poll and a poll on the RX8 vs. G35 on this board, evolutionm.net and s2ki.com to see how the owners of each car saw these comparisons. I did not post the comparison involving that boards car for obvious reasons.

The results:

EVO Vs. STI

s2ki 19 (57%) EVO, 17 (43%) STI
rx8forum 10 (50%) EVO 10 (50%) STI

S2000 Vs. 350Z Coupe/Roadster

rx8forum: 21 (75%) S2K 7 (25%) 350Z

evolutionm: 5 (26%) S2K 14 (74%) 350Z

G35 Vs. RX8

s2ki: 57 (77%) G35 17 (23%) RX8
evolutionm: 14 (50%) G35 14 (50%) RX8

Analysis:

What I can see from this is that the EVO owners and the RX8 owners see the other car roughly the same against their closest competitor. The S2000 owners like the EVO, but the EVO owners hate the S2K. The S2K owners like the EVO, but the EVO owners hate the S2K. The RX8 owners love theS2K, but the S2K owners hate the RX8!

The results were a bit surprising to me as I would have thought they would have come out the same as my thinking. EVO, S2K and RX8 would win because they were the more nimble, tossable and fun cars.

Hercules

What does it prove revhappy:

Polls mean nothing.

Don't you know 67% of statistics are made up? 42% of the people know that.... :D

RX-8 Zoomster

If I had a choice between those two, I'd go with the S2000.

However, if I was seriously considering a roadster, my first choice would be the BMW Z-4.

RockyMts

I voted for the S2000 simply because I haven't driven the 350z convertible yet (I have driven the coupe). Appearance-wise, I think the Nissan is better looking. The s2k will be revised for 2003, however.

Cars0n

Of those 2... I'd take the S2000. When shopping for a new car in Febuary, the Z coupe was way to plastic-y on the inside for me, with alot of wasted space. I liked the S2000, but not enough to spend an extra $10-15k on it over a Miata.