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Originally Posted by Darkside
2000 lbs is still very low for what it is.
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Originally Posted by Bender Rodríguez
Yeah I agree but there is always a better mouse trap, does anyone have an decent breakdown of where it comes from at least compared to the UK S2?
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The European S.2 still had the Rover K-series engine -- very lightweight, even compared to the 2ZZ-GE -- and a smaller, lighter subframe, different trans, different exhaust, different A/C, and so on. And don't forget the things that had to be included for our cars to pass U.S. DOT and EPA requirements: front crash structure, side intrusion beams in the door and reinforcement of the hinge/latch mountings, redesigned fuel tank and filler with isolation from the body, etc., etc.
The early cars had nearly no amenities, thus were even more elemental than our U.S. federal cars. I've driven them on both track and street and would have one in an instant if they were legal, but now that I'm so used to the fed car (and supercharged -- woo hoo!)
I don't know when I'd drive one. I suspect that most of us would only have one for a track toy, to preserve the 'civilized' one for more frequent use.
