DrivingEnthusiast.net Prior Blog Posts by Date DRIVING: that's what it's ALL ABOUT! A blog and website for automotive driving enthusiasts, featuring my interests as I see them: news and opinion about manufacturers of interest, significant enthusiast cars, and driving them hard and well. August 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   Jul   Sep RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net Index of prior posts by title Use this calendar to navigate thru prior blog postings by date. Sunday, August 26, 2007    2008 JDM S2000 - including Type S   Hidden away in this article from a Japanese car magazine is a short introduction covering the 2008 S2000 in Japan. Notice the nice white car with tan interior. And notice the JDM version of the American "CR" model. It has all the same bits, but is known instead as the "Type S". View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: Honda - S2000 Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net  S2000 engine into 71 Celica   So you've swapped a Supra TT engine into your S2000: http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/categories/engineSwaps/2007/07/12.html#a2151  Now what do you do with the S2000 engine? You could put it into an old 3 series beemer: http://www.drivingenthusiast.net/sec-blog/categories/engineSwaps/2007/02/10.html#a2005 Or, you could go one better and put it into another JDM car: a '71 Celica: http://forum.cardomain.com/groups/10029/forums/10090/topics/13694/posts I've always liked the look of the first Celicas... they are unique, sporty, and original. They have a purity of purpose that you don't see much of anymore. And they are exactly what Toyota should have stuck to with the Celica. It'd be nice to see Toyota do a RWD Celica again, especially since Nissan is has a new RWD Silvia coming in a year or two. View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: Engine Swaps | Honda - S2000 Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net  LancerRegister has official Japanese Evo X brochure!   The first Evo X brochure has been leaked to the net! Cut-n-paste this long URL into your browser: http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?s=74013efddf95209f16b1bd47a664080b&;threadid=166852&perpage=15&pagenumber=1  The LancerRegister is a *very* serious group of die-hard Evo enthusiasts in the UK. They have a very worthwhile open forum and an extra-cost membership that would be worthwhile for any Evo enthusiast or owner int he world to join. It's pricey for non-UK members, but still worthwhile. And, take special note, on their website they offer a free download of a 188-page book they wrote about buying and owning an Evo. Extremely well-done! The brochure clears up a number of open questions: Transmission choice: there is a 5-sp manual and the SST. And the SST has an auto mode we didn't know about. Note the usual bracing and extra welds - and again the back seat won't fold down Option of a "High Performance Package", which includes the Bilsteins. Choice of two tires - the new Advan A13A (with the Performance package) and C. Option of 2-piece rotors. We'd seen them on the final preview car. 2 wheel options, including on the top of the line BBS wheels. The suspension is an "evolution" of the past suspension (adapted to the new body) - but with some updates. Compare the picture of the rear suspension to that of one of the older cars - there are some changes to the design of the linkage of the rear suspension. Power isn't everything we'd hoped for... HP is exactly the same at 274 but torque increases to 311. But then this is just the first iteration of the X. Nonetheless, it's very clear that we are on the verge of an entirely new era for Evo enthusiasts. The new car blows the old one away in sophistication and performance. Its a giant step forward... perhaps the largest forward step ever in the history of the Evo. WOW - this is really a great find. Kudos to the LancerRegister forum! View and add comments: Trackback: Trackback Link and count:;[] Permalink for this post:  See similar posts in these categories: Mitsubishi Evo Search for similar posts on the web: Google It! RSS Feed for DrivingEnthusiast.net About DrivingEnthusiast.net
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