Theres something magical about a stratospheric 9,000 rpm combustion engine at redline. Wind the s2000 to 9000 rpm, and its twincam heart sets pulses racing. With other cars ive had, you redline em a couple times and your check engine light goes off. Apr 27, 2018 9,000 rpm not high enough porsche hints at naturally aspirated 911 with 9,500 rpm redline. Five of the highestrevving road cars ever built top gear. The s2000 is a car you cant help but grow attached to. May 14, 2019 however, the quick revving powerplant is ultimately all about the driver, satisfying those who enjoy pushing the analog tachometer all the way to the 9,000 rpm redline. In the different playlists you can enjoy exhaust sounds, acceleration tests 0100, 0200 with launch control. Nick miotkeroadshow when its time to grab another gear, the short throw shifter crisply slots through the gate and. In the different playlists you can enjoy exhaust sounds, acceleration tests 0100, 0200 with launch control, onboard cams and the revving sound of each car. Affordable fun cars that dont depreciate good deals. The toyotaru should trade some high end horsepower for some more low end torque and a drop in engine speed. Japan is known for making some of the highestrevving sportscars in the world heres a pick of 23 tuned motors. Its less wear on the engine and also, it saves you lots of gas.
I had a 2001, and that plastic window drove me nuts. However, the quick revving powerplant is ultimately all about the driver, satisfying those who enjoy pushing the analog tachometer all the way to the 9,000 rpm redline. Perhaps more impressivethe cars arrived at the realtime shop essentially raceready. Porsche looking to push flatsix street cars redline to. Many fans decried the reduction of the original s2000s 9,000 rpm redline to. Today, porsche does bothcars like the gt2 rs remain lighter than their competition but equally as powerful.
The last of ferraris normally aspirated v8s with a flat plane crank, a dizzying 9,000 rpm redline, and no muffle of turbo chargers. Hear the porsche 911 gt3 rev up to 9,000 rpm through 25 tunnels. Porsche hints at naturally aspirated 911 with 9,500 rpm redline. Enthusiasts were sad about the demise of the competitionderived metzger engine in the 997 gt3, but porsche quickly rectified things with a 9000rpm redline in the gt3s 3. Nick miotkeroadshow when its time to grab another gear, the short throw shifter crisply slots through the. Yours has the 9,000 rpm redline and glass window, right. If 9000 rpm is indeed the highest redline in production, the renesis would hold that title. On a perliter basis, no other naturally aspirated production engine could touch it. Lowend torque is great, but a screaming top end is magical. Ive seen a couple with insanely high redlines, heck mad mike with his nc miata has a redline of like 14k.
Plenty of carbon fiber, a twoinch lower windshield, and a unique exhaust system help shave weight. But what if we told you there are some cars out there. The current gt3 revs up to 9,000 rpm, and rumours of the nextgen car getting a turbo led many enthusiasts to think this was. The engine features direct fuel injection, which is a first for ferrari midengine setups in its road cars. The honda branding and model name were intended to echo the firms first sporting carsthe s500, s600 and s800. Performance and improved driver feedback, he says, will come from lighter weight. Ford shelby gt350 mustang has a redline above 8000 rpm. Porsche may be considering bringing a screaming 9,500rpmredline naturally aspirated na 4. I have hated these cars since they were introduced. Every engine has a max rpm and when a car pushes the redline it can. The 9000rpm porsche 911 gt3 and ferraris prove that, even if redlines are dropping with the proliferation of. The 2019 speedsters gt3sourced engine can crank out 502 naturally aspirated horsepower on the way to a screaming redline of 9,000 rpm. Apr 30, 2018 porsche looking to push flatsix street car s redline to 9,500 rpm. It is true than too high revs will damage the engine your car is driven by.
Hear the porsche 911 gt3 rev up to 9,000 rpm through 25. With the s2k, ive redlined it plenty and its got no problems. The first revision of the s2000 had a redline of 8800rpm and a fuel cut off at 9000rpm, the second revision s2000 had an 8000rpm redline and fuel cut off happened at 8200rpm. This little gem of an engine featured a 9,000 rpm redline and four valves per cylinder. Topmounted exhausts spout brilliant blue flames when the engine is pushed to its 9,000 rpm redline, sending every iota of available power to the rear wheels. Feb, 2016 12 of the highestrevving production cars ever made. In creating the 2019 911 gt3 rs, were glad nobody at porsche stopped to ask if having a flatsix engine capable of spinning to an insane 9000rpm redline and delivering 102 decibels was legally. The hardest part of driving the s2000 is getting over the paranoia of pushing the engine to the 9000 rpm redline before shifting the sixspeed manual transmission. Porsche 918 spyder ends production run pictures, specs. Early s2000s are known as ap1 models, while cars built after 2003 received chassis revisions, bigger wheels and a slightly larger 2.
The term redline technically refers only to the red hashmarks on a tachometer, but it is synonymous with maximum engine speed. Aug 12, 2019 the loudest cars that car and driver has ever tested. Overrevving engines effects of mechanical overrev cj pony. Imo the rx7 looks better and is much more desirable. The e46generation m3 is an oldschool bimmer, with a 333hp inlinesix that redlines at 8000 rpm. Jun 03, 2016 early s2000s are known as ap1 models, while cars built after 2003 received chassis revisions, bigger wheels and a slightly larger 2. May 27, 2019 these cars are wellknown for being nimble at roughly 2,800 lbs, as well as the vtech that kicks in around 6,000 rpm. While the stated horsepower remained 240, maximum torque moved from 152 lb. With a 9,000 rpm redline and a power curve that topped out right near that limit, it was built to be driven hard. How is that possible when the average car revs to just 6,000 or 7,000 rpm.
Redline refers to the maximum engine speed at which an internal combustion engine or. What have been some of the highest redline mass produced cars made. The 6speed transmission and the 9,000 rpm redline make for an enjoyable experience every time you start it up, whether the top is up or down. Also, the last thing anyone wants to do when recording is crash the car theyre driving. It revs so quickly to its 9000 rpm redline, lexus deemed it. The current gt3 revs up to 9,000rpm, and rumours of the nextgen car getting a turbo led many enthusiasts to think this was the end of the line. If it werent my daily, id snatch up a late ap1 for a weekend car. Aston martin valkyrie v12 engine by cosworth explained. Porsche looking to push flatsix street cars redline to 9,500 rpm. The actual term redline comes from the red bars that are displayed on tachometers in cars starting at the rpm that denotes the redline for the specific engine. Discontinued sports cars auto fans desperately need back. With the top raised, according to our sound measurements, the speedster is slightly quieter than the 991 coupe when you zing the engine to the redline. Once you go for a drive, you really dont want to come back home.
Jun 22, 2015 topmounted exhausts spout brilliant blue flames when the engine is pushed to its 9,000 rpm redline, sending every iota of available power to the rear wheels. It had the famous hondas vtec system, which provided power in high rpms and a wonderful screaming sound. The rx8 has a 9000rpm redline and fuel is cut at 9500rpm. It revs so quickly to its 9000 rpm redline, lexus deemed it necessary to. It is still a riot to drive on today, and, being an m3, its practical enough to be your only car, if need be.
What is more dangerous to a car, driving at too high or too low revs. Honda s2000 s2k ap1 hitting vtec at 9,000 rpm loud. How do cars maintain flat torque curves and proper airflow at high rpm. Operating an engine in this area is known as redlining. The 9000 rpm porsche 911 gt3 and ferraris prove that, even if redlines are dropping with the proliferation of turbocharged and diesel engines, there are still some high achievers out there. As said, i had the camera attached to my left hand thats why im shifting so slow. Also, it had four valves per cylinder and the famous honda vtec system. When the car is in top gear and the engine is in redline due to high speed, the. That f20c engine whizzed through its rev range to a stratospheric 9000 rpm redline, producing 240 horsepower at 8300 rpm.
For example, if the operator is driving close to redline in 3rd gear and. The v10 in the lexus lfa almost resembles an f1 engine more than something to stick in a road car. Carbon fiber racing seats, carbon fiber driver and interior package. We put in a fancy cage, changed the springs and shocks, and that was about it, said cunningham.
A lower redline and higher torque output arent surprising given the shelby. Dont know if it the highest but it certainly is high. But lets firstly clarify some terms redline redline is just a graphical displaying of too. The valkyries only job was to be the greatest drivers car ever created. In the auto industry, better too often means faster and heavier. We could stop there when describing the honda s2000, but maybe the most compelling argument for the sports car is that it drives like a mazda miata with an extra 100 horsepower and a 9000rpm. From the prominent tachometer positioned at the center of the driver gauge cluster. Enjoy this famous integra type r race car hammering around. All that provided the power in high rpms with a wonderful screaming sound.
Only on tracks with nice long straightaways would you see 200 mph, and nascar went to plate racing at those tracks. Edmunds list of the 10 best costprotected enthusiast cars. But when the car in question is a 1999 honda prelude sh, driving it without. The engine it would be easy to wax poetically about the engine, and rightfully so. Realtime tuned the engine to run a slightly higher redline than the road cars 9000 rpm versus 8400and ran a bonestock gearbox.
Pumping out an amazing 562 horsepower and with an incredible 9,000 rpm redline, the 458s engine barely seems to strain to move the car to its nearly 200mph top speed. Unless the car s setup is intended for that, theyd risk blowing the engin. The loudest cars that car and driver has ever tested. The s2000 did not in fact have a 9k redline, that was actually the rx8. Apr 28, 2009 honda s2000 s2k ap1 hitting vtec at 9,000 rpm loud. With s2000s xbeam frame and high reving 9000 rpm redline 240 hp 2. Porsche looking to push flatsix street car s redline to 9,500 rpm. The current gt3 revs up to 9,000 rpm, and rumours of the nextgen car getting a turbo led many enthusiasts to think this was the end of the line for na 4.
Generally speaking i shift mine at pretty normal points. Drive our exotic cars for the day circuit one exotic events. Honda added a second s2000 variant, the club racer, for 2008. It only had a sixspeed manual, 5050 weight distribution, and rearwheel drive. Oct 23, 2019 perhaps more impressivethe cars arrived at the realtime shop essentially raceready. Sep 20, 2017 2018 porsche 911 gt3 delivers a desirable dilemma. These cars are wellknown for being nimble at roughly 2,800 lbs, as well as the vtech that kicks in around 6,000 rpm. Porsche calls for an end to the horsepower war wired. Apr 30, 2018 porsche may be considering bringing a screaming 9,500rpmredline naturally aspirated na 4. May 23, 20 the 9000 rpm porsche 911 gt3 and ferraris prove that, even if redlines are dropping with the proliferation of turbocharged and diesel engines, there are still some high achievers out there. Aug 03, 2019 but what if we told you there are some cars out there. The original engines insane redline was replaced by a more pistonfriendly 8000 rpm limit.