08 Cr brochure funny!

bambbam12334 · 02-05-2008, 07:54 PM

so my friend went to test drive the 08 Cr and she picked up a brochure to look at. so i was just taking a look at it and i came across this statement which i thought was quite funny and made almost no sense.
it says word for word

" without a power-folding soft top, air conditiong or audio system, and with its hadtop removed, the CR weighs in at a lean 2,765 lbs- a FULL 99 lbs. lighter than the standard s2000."

is it just me or is not make any sense? idk how many of us ride around with out our air conditiong or audio system haha. let me know what yall think.

cbrguy7 · 02-05-2008, 08:24 PM

The cr comes with the option to have those parts removed its basicly the track version...

bobby2002s2k. · 02-05-2008, 08:24 PM

That is funny, but i know a guy that use to. He took out the hole inside of his car, except dash and driver seat. Also took out the AC and power steering. Not in his S2k. It was in his accord. But it was alot more than 99lbs more like about 250lbs.

cbrguy7 · 02-05-2008, 08:26 PM

Edmunds.com
Buyer Beware
In an effort to shave off bits of weight and wring out the last few droplets of performance that the standard S2000 leaves on the table, the CR version comes without a stereo, air-conditioning, sound-deadening material or a top. Take into account the heavier-than-stock components the CR adds, such as the rear wing, body strengthening and wider rear tires and Honda says the CR weighs 2,765 pounds — 99 pounds lighter than the standard '08 S2000. However, secure the standard aluminum hardtop in place and the CR's curb weight goes up to 2,813 pounds.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=122102

cbrguy7 · 02-05-2008, 08:28 PM

guys who drift remove almost everything from their engine bays to clean them up and reduce weight, I knew a guy who striped all the interior pannels,carpet and all off of his 240sx nothing left except 2 speakers deck,and driver and passenger seat. it got hot as hell in the summer...

bambbam12334 · 02-05-2008, 08:30 PM

lol well i didnt know all that other stuff but befoure that i thought i was funnyer but it makes a lil more sense now. ha

gomarlins3 · 02-05-2008, 08:34 PM

That is how they got the weight reduction. Notice there is no increase in engine output though. That's where Honda missed the mark.

Seattle2k · 02-05-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bambbam12334

lol well i didnt know all that other stuff but befoure that i thought i was funnyer but it makes a lil more sense now. ha

huh??

controller · 02-06-2008, 11:16 AM

There's an old Hot Rod article where they take a stock '70's caddy and run it in the quarter. Without any modification to the engine, they slowly get it to faster and faster. By the time they're done, it's a drivetrain, frame, race seat, and rollbar. The point was simple, less weight means less for the engine to carry.

Dr. Jimbo · 02-06-2008, 11:31 AM

That's why I don't fill up on gas until my light goes on.

Java Junky · 02-06-2008, 12:09 PM

Well bam, what they're sayin' does make sense, but it also makes no sense (You guys needed to be scratchin' yer heads. Yer all gettin' too use'ta Java-speak now).
Alodda you guy'z've brought some very interestin' facts to this thread that I wasn't aware of n' they all do nothin' but further convince me of my previous conclusion about the CR AP3 n' that is:
It's all a cheap way for Honda ta put their least-important, still-in-short-pants engineers on the car to, with the least amount'a cash outlay, time n' effort, "bump" Stewie back onto everybody'z interest scopes.
Ta gedda few more years oud'a the same, aging (Face it gang, there still ain't nothin' that comes close, but it ain't light years ahead'a the field anymore . . even in CR AP3 livery . . 'r lack'a livery) design.
For me, it's still the closest thing to a racer that I'll ever own (that I didn't have to cobble together myself) n' I'll take it any way I can gedditt, y'know?
But I like drivin' it all'a time n' I have the top down when it looks like rain, sometimes when it's rainin' (yesterday) n' love the ability to throw the top up at the last second n' continue on my way.
How far you gonna get from home when home'z where the top izz?
When you leave the top off n' with the raggtopp n' AC gone it saves 99 pounds? Gimme a @*#&in' break!
Java

kgf3076 · 02-06-2008, 01:02 PM

JJ, your post pretty much echoes what I said to the factory rep last year at the roll-out for the CR. I told him that it looked to me like standard Honda practice...they stick things on an existing model and call it SPECIAL or EXTRA or some other silly name and sell as many as they can...then they create a new model series to replace the old one. I couldn't get a straight answer to the question of whether the 2008 was the last of the S2000 from them.

Pablo · 02-06-2008, 02:06 PM

Well, the "CR" stands for Club Racer, so I godda think that Mother was lookin' to entice the track crowd (or racer wanna beez) with her stripped down version, cauz as stated earlier, no sober, right minded person would want Stewie without a radio, A/C, or a top.

Regards
Pablo

Java Junky · 02-06-2008, 02:09 PM

Neither sober nor right-minded be.
I'd take Stewie any way I could gedd'er Pab, but I do make use'a the top in'a winter n' the radio a bit.
AC? . . I got AC?

bambbam12334 · 02-06-2008, 08:34 PM

lol i would die with out the ac in the summer down here in GA its gets pretty hot and humid, and as for the radio id kill my self if i was sitting in trafic. you cant hear the engine sitting there so it would suck

02-05-2008, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
bambbam12334 amazing member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 48	08 Cr brochure funny! so my friend went to test drive the 08 Cr and she picked up a brochure to look at. so i was just taking a look at it and i came across this statement which i thought was quite funny and made almost no sense. it says word for word " without a power-folding soft top, air conditiong or audio system, and with its hadtop removed, the CR weighs in at a lean 2,765 lbs- a FULL 99 lbs. lighter than the standard s2000." is it just me or is not make any sense? idk how many of us ride around with out our air conditiong or audio system haha. let me know what yall think.

02-05-2008, 08:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
cbrguy7 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Pheonix,Az Posts: 156	The cr comes with the option to have those parts removed its basicly the track version... __________________ 無限

02-05-2008, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
bobby2002s2k. S2K 4 life!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 239	That is funny, but i know a guy that use to. He took out the hole inside of his car, except dash and driver seat. Also took out the AC and power steering. Not in his S2k. It was in his accord. But it was alot more than 99lbs more like about 250lbs. __________________ ITs been over a year and i still cant keep my foot off the floor!

02-05-2008, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
cbrguy7 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Pheonix,Az Posts: 156	Edmunds.com Buyer Beware In an effort to shave off bits of weight and wring out the last few droplets of performance that the standard S2000 leaves on the table, the CR version comes without a stereo, air-conditioning, sound-deadening material or a top. Take into account the heavier-than-stock components the CR adds, such as the rear wing, body strengthening and wider rear tires and Honda says the CR weighs 2,765 pounds — 99 pounds lighter than the standard '08 S2000. However, secure the standard aluminum hardtop in place and the CR's curb weight goes up to 2,813 pounds. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=122102 __________________ 無限

02-05-2008, 08:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
cbrguy7 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Pheonix,Az Posts: 156	guys who drift remove almost everything from their engine bays to clean them up and reduce weight, I knew a guy who striped all the interior pannels,carpet and all off of his 240sx nothing left except 2 speakers deck,and driver and passenger seat. it got hot as hell in the summer... __________________ 無限

02-05-2008, 08:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
bambbam12334 amazing member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 48	lol well i didnt know all that other stuff but befoure that i thought i was funnyer but it makes a lil more sense now. ha

02-05-2008, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
gomarlins3 "Enjoy the drive" Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 2,807	That is how they got the weight reduction. Notice there is no increase in engine output though. That's where Honda missed the mark. __________________ Yablownowitz Racing brought to you by Anytime Fitness. Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me. "Whatever you do, where ever you go, enjoy the drive." I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!! After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name.

02-06-2008, 11:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
controller Yellow is the fastest. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 267	There's an old Hot Rod article where they take a stock '70's caddy and run it in the quarter. Without any modification to the engine, they slowly get it to faster and faster. By the time they're done, it's a drivetrain, frame, race seat, and rollbar. The point was simple, less weight means less for the engine to carry.

02-06-2008, 11:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dr. Jimbo Don't taze me bro! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, Ca. Posts: 1,022	That's why I don't fill up on gas until my light goes on.

02-06-2008, 12:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,433	Well bam, what they're sayin' does make sense, but it also makes no sense (You guys needed to be scratchin' yer heads. Yer all gettin' too use'ta Java-speak now). Alodda you guy'z've brought some very interestin' facts to this thread that I wasn't aware of n' they all do nothin' but further convince me of my previous conclusion about the CR AP3 n' that is: It's all a cheap way for Honda ta put their least-important, still-in-short-pants engineers on the car to, with the least amount'a cash outlay, time n' effort, "bump" Stewie back onto everybody'z interest scopes. Ta gedda few more years oud'a the same, aging (Face it gang, there still ain't nothin' that comes close, but it ain't light years ahead'a the field anymore . . even in CR AP3 livery . . 'r lack'a livery) design. For me, it's still the closest thing to a racer that I'll ever own (that I didn't have to cobble together myself) n' I'll take it any way I can gedditt, y'know? But I like drivin' it all'a time n' I have the top down when it looks like rain, sometimes when it's rainin' (yesterday) n' love the ability to throw the top up at the last second n' continue on my way. How far you gonna get from home when home'z where the top izz? When you leave the top off n' with the raggtopp n' AC gone it saves 99 pounds? Gimme a @*#&in' break! Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-06-2008, 01:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
kgf3076 Grumpy old(er) phart Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Here today, gone tomorrow... Posts: 1,308	JJ, your post pretty much echoes what I said to the factory rep last year at the roll-out for the CR. I told him that it looked to me like standard Honda practice...they stick things on an existing model and call it SPECIAL or EXTRA or some other silly name and sell as many as they can...then they create a new model series to replace the old one. I couldn't get a straight answer to the question of whether the 2008 was the last of the S2000 from them. __________________ "The BS stops when the green flag drops". In memory of David Weber - Malvern Racing

02-06-2008, 02:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Pablo Sentient Being Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LI, NY Posts: 601	Well, the "CR" stands for Club Racer, so I godda think that Mother was lookin' to entice the track crowd (or racer wanna beez) with her stripped down version, cauz as stated earlier, no sober, right minded person would want Stewie without a radio, A/C, or a top. Regards Pablo __________________ Regards, Pablo "If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough" Mario Andretti

02-06-2008, 02:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,433	Neither sober nor right-minded be. I'd take Stewie any way I could gedd'er Pab, but I do make use'a the top in'a winter n' the radio a bit. AC? . . I got AC? __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-06-2008, 08:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
bambbam12334 amazing member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 48	lol i would die with out the ac in the summer down here in GA its gets pretty hot and humid, and as for the radio id kill my self if i was sitting in trafic. you cant hear the engine sitting there so it would suck

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