Beautiful car and nice review. 2006 was the first year for Laguna Blue. In addition to stability control (VSA), it was also the first year for the drive-by-wire system. There were a few other interior tweaks such as the outside temperature display, revised seats and the roll-hoop speakers.
Thank you very much. And thank you for all that info…love how they constantly tweaked the car while it was in production, but there is no wrong way to get one as they were all fantastic.
@@autoobsessivegarage I will also add I modified the car and everything I did to it made it feel worse than OEM. The only mod that made the car feel better was the ecu tune. Being drive by wire you can use a hondata tuner, I got mine to 220whp and 180ftlbs with a tune and exhaust only.
@@Understeerking those are legit gains with minimal mods. I've always felt like the S2000 is "pushed" from Honda...as they rolled out of the factory well sorted.
Nothing beats the AP1 S2000, the other two CR and ap2 just doesn’t feel the same, 9,000 rpm redline is what they are missing after all 9,000>8,000 🤷🏽♂️
Thats debatable. I would argue it depends on what you use the S2000 for. Track car? I would 100% agree with you. Just a weekend cruiser or occasional commuter? AP2 all the way! I have a FA5 Si. The 2.0L K20 gets old very quickly daily driving. I can't wait to swap a K24A2 into it! But if it was a track car - K20.
@@andydhillon1977 that’s funny I have all 3 AP1, fa5 k20 and 9th gen k24z7 I agree sometimes it gets boring reving the k20/AP1 just to get moving with traffic and it’s such a plus when driving my k24 around town I get around quicker haha !
@@andydhillon1977 I had a couple FA5's and currently have an AP1, I disagree. Best car I had to commute was the FA5, the powerband is fun and the hp was low enough to actually use it. I have a 22 M3 Comp xdrive and it's insanely faster, but the power curve is boring (really linear) and I can't even use most of the power on the street. These cars rev out pretty fast, never had an issue where I needed more torque down low to commute normally. I have a prius and some how manage to make that thing dispite having no hp or tq...
@@KevinMO91 If we conducted a poll to see how many prefer a larger displacement NA-powered Honda for daily driving, what would you predict the results will be?
Good review. That is the best color, headlights, and tail lights. The neat thing is the F22C was not too different from the 5th Gen Prelude Type S H22. That engine is a 2.2L with similar tq and 220 HP. 7400 RPM redline. The weight of the S2000 surprised me. That's around what my S13 240SX is!
Hey it's my exact car, stock Laguna Blue. Get more comments on it for being a stock S2000 than modified ones seem to get. Mods are cool but I think I'll buy a K24 car like a TSX if I want to modify.
I'm in the UK and have just purchased a 2007 AP1 in platinum white pearl (we got the AP2 mods, but have the 2.0 AP1 engine). As far as I am aware the US didn't get the Platinum white pearl
@@autoobsessivegarage they are rare. PWP was a £1700 cost option with a 20 week wait, so probably less than 30 still in existence. The colour is like the NSX Pearl white
Considering it’s my friend’s mom’s car with only 69k miles…stock works. I am a fan of upgrading suspension on older vehicles especially if they are going to serve any track duty.
The Honda S2000 ROCKS, especially the AP1.
Agreed. Revs for days.
Beautiful car and nice review.
2006 was the first year for Laguna Blue. In addition to stability control (VSA), it was also the first year for the drive-by-wire system. There were a few other interior tweaks such as the outside temperature display, revised seats and the roll-hoop speakers.
Thank you very much.
And thank you for all that info…love how they constantly tweaked the car while it was in production, but there is no wrong way to get one as they were all fantastic.
I had this exact same car for 7 years. Damn good car. I got it in 2012 for 15k with 50k miles. Sold it for 17k with 134k miles.
Sounds like the two of you spent some serious quality time together. Agreed fully, damn good car.
@@autoobsessivegarage I will also add I modified the car and everything I did to it made it feel worse than OEM.
The only mod that made the car feel better was the ecu tune. Being drive by wire you can use a hondata tuner, I got mine to 220whp and 180ftlbs with a tune and exhaust only.
@@Understeerking those are legit gains with minimal mods. I've always felt like the S2000 is "pushed" from Honda...as they rolled out of the factory well sorted.
Nothing beats the AP1 S2000, the other two CR and ap2 just doesn’t feel the same, 9,000 rpm redline is what they are missing after all 9,000>8,000 🤷🏽♂️
I like a hot take, and this is a good one. I also very much enjoy the AP1…and it’s probably the one I’d buy.
Thats debatable. I would argue it depends on what you use the S2000 for. Track car? I would 100% agree with you. Just a weekend cruiser or occasional commuter? AP2 all the way!
I have a FA5 Si. The 2.0L K20 gets old very quickly daily driving. I can't wait to swap a K24A2 into it! But if it was a track car - K20.
@@andydhillon1977 that’s funny I have all 3 AP1, fa5 k20 and 9th gen k24z7 I agree sometimes it gets boring reving the k20/AP1 just to get moving with traffic and it’s such a plus when driving my k24 around town I get around quicker haha !
@@andydhillon1977 I had a couple FA5's and currently have an AP1, I disagree.
Best car I had to commute was the FA5, the powerband is fun and the hp was low enough to actually use it. I have a 22 M3 Comp xdrive and it's insanely faster, but the power curve is boring (really linear) and I can't even use most of the power on the street.
These cars rev out pretty fast, never had an issue where I needed more torque down low to commute normally. I have a prius and some how manage to make that thing dispite having no hp or tq...
@@KevinMO91 If we conducted a poll to see how many prefer a larger displacement NA-powered Honda for daily driving, what would you predict the results will be?
Good review.
That is the best color, headlights, and tail lights.
The neat thing is the F22C was not too different from the 5th Gen Prelude Type S H22. That engine is a 2.2L with similar tq and 220 HP. 7400 RPM redline.
The weight of the S2000 surprised me. That's around what my S13 240SX is!
Right? It looks so small, but weighs about the same as a Z3, which is another surprisingly heavy 2-seater convertible.
Hey it's my exact car, stock Laguna Blue. Get more comments on it for being a stock S2000 than modified ones seem to get. Mods are cool but I think I'll buy a K24 car like a TSX if I want to modify.
Agree and from a value perspective…stock is the way to keep ‘em. A modified manual TSX sounds fun as hell.
I'm in the UK and have just purchased a 2007 AP1 in platinum white pearl (we got the AP2 mods, but have the 2.0 AP1 engine). As far as I am aware the US didn't get the Platinum white pearl
Didn’t know that about the AP1 engine being utilized later on…that’s pretty sweet.
And yup, no PWP in the states.
Sounds like a lovely machine.
@@autoobsessivegarage they are rare. PWP was a £1700 cost option with a 20 week wait, so probably less than 30 still in existence. The colour is like the NSX Pearl white
@@super_hondas That is truly epic.
Ap2 silver w BLK and red interior wanted !!!
Personally love subtle exterior colors with wild interior colors.
Any interest in selling?
Pretty sure this is my buddy’s forever car. It’s a fantastic example.
@autoobsessivegarage Smart man! Good video, btw.
Change out the shocks.
Considering it’s my friend’s mom’s car with only 69k miles…stock works. I am a fan of upgrading suspension on older vehicles especially if they are going to serve any track duty.
Lol This made me laugh.
@@autoobsessivegarage I have an 06 as well. I put some HKS spec 20 coilovers on it and now I can't quit messing with the damn 230 way adjusters..lol.
@@wvjon75 hahah so many options.