Hey Metar
Just stumbled across this thread once again... wanted to say the S2002 is still my favourite Hybrid and I've lost track on how many times I've lapped the Ring with it!
As you can see (check the
attached pic) the baby now has the 17 inch rim size (from the FWD Clio) and also the old BBS Rim of the 70'ies Esprit on it.
The wing looks ugly of course... I really only have it to put all the power down at higher speeds.
After all this time I've been thinking of a
version II of this project
I wonder what the car would be like with the following specs:
- Engine from the Amuse S2000 GT1 (might be almost too powerful... but the noise... hmmmm)
- Wider tires at the rear (say, from the RWD Clio or any other car that has 17 inch rim size and wider tires at the back wheels) so I could eventually ditch the ugly wing
- everything else as is (already perfect)
(choosing colors of other cars is still impossible, right?)
Dunno if you still do Hybrids let alone own a PS2 though...
I sure won't dump my PS2's as long there is no Nürburgring available on PS3/GT5...
Ive finally got round to driving the S2002 a bit. Wow! It can be tuned to 751bhp and with some racing tyres and a wing on is like a mad Euro Hillclimb car. It rockets round the Nurburgring once you've got the hang of keeping it on the road. All the power arrives after 7000 revs but it goes so fast when it does. I managed a 6:40 on the ring but I could easily make about 20 seconds on that if I get a clean lap. Best of all is how drivable it is on the smoother circuits with Racing Hard or mediums on.
I'm glad to hear you like it too
Personally, I prefer the naturally aspirated spec (that's why I asked for a VTEC engine, the cream of the crop of that category) which is also tunable up to 437 horses if I remember correctly. I stick to S2 tires because I like their grip level the most... still more or less realistic, I guess.
If you want the clio 17inch rimsize & Esprit rim version on the pic, PM me.
Slightly offtopic:
I haven't seen a 2002 with VTEC engine swap in the real world, but there is something that comes quite close to it: Putting the engine of the M3 E30 in a 2002. Check this site to see a long list of blokes who pulled it off:
http://www.m2bmw.com/m2_gallery_new.htm
Hybridding in real life
If it was possible I'd paint the S2002 orange a bit like this one