It's hard to choose between these two cars. Both cars are special in their own way. The S2000 GT1 build by Amuse and the Spoon S2000 have shown what they are worth. The cars you see in the pictures are customer cars photographed by Chester NG who lives in Hong Kong. Both customers have gone through the products database from their favorite tuner and ordered everything there was.
I'm still a big fan of the ‘orange' Amuse S2000 that was used in several Hot Version DVD's. Keiichi Tsuchiya thought that the car was so good he used it as a camera car and benchmark. After that success it was time for something different so Hideki Tanabe of Amuse designed a new bodykit for S2000 what became the widebody GT1. Spoon also made a widebody kit for the S2000 that's very popular within the Honda community but was build with a different approach.
The rear of both the cars is very impressive with their dual exhausts and massive GT spoilers. The fenders on the Spoon S2000 adds 25mm where as the Amuse rear fenders add 40mm. So in this case the Amuse version wins. In case of the spoilers I like the Spoon one better because the stands are further apart. Of course both spoilers are made from carbon and specifically made for this application.
Another big part of both designs are the hardtops, Both Spoon and Amuse have one in their catalogue. But looking at the pictures it looks like the owner of the Amuse S2000 has opted for a hardtop made by Mugen.
A real nice shot of both the front fenders. The gap behind the front wheel is there for better airflow, but you can clearly see the difference between both the fenders. The one made by Spoon has a more complex design and adds 20mm. The Amuse made fender increases the front width with 50mm.
The Spoon car obviously has Spoon calipers and rotors, but the Amuse car has a Endless brake setup.
Here is the one thing I do not like about the Spoon bodykit. The way the frontend looks, I'm sure that Spoon tested the design in the windtunnel but it just doesn't look good. The frontend of the Amuse however does look good in my opinion.
So which car would you choose? Let me know in the comments. I would take the Amuse S2000 pure for the looks.
Thanks to Chester NG for permission to use his pictures.
-Jeroen Willemsen
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Nice pics, I like both but I'd have to take the amuse. I think the spoon kit changes the original cars looks a bit too much.
I agree the Amuse S2000 looks better, everything flows really well.
The spoon car looks like it's made up of 4-5 different kits because nothing really goes well together.
excellent pics man i love both, good choice on the spotlight. but yeah i gotta agree with you. id pic the amuse s2k. to bad the man Hideki Tanabe is not around anymore to make more of his awesome machines
man i feel like playing grand turismo now.
I'm gonna follow into #3 for Amuse. The Spoon kit I'm sure is purpose built, but the Amuse kit is just versatile in any way you look at it.
i love them both but if i had to choose then i would go for the spoon S2K, i love the look of the Amuse one but the Spoon one looks like it was built for the track, function before beauty.......i just love hardcore race cars for the street
amuse hands down. that thing is beautiful, the spoon one is a bit fugly
ill take the amuse kit, but use the spoon roof and spoiler.
amuse... but with the spoon hard top....
Amuse GT1. I have never learned to like that Spoon front bumper. I like everything else about it though.
AMUSE!
what you have to know is that spoon wide body kit was designed to be legal in super taiku race.And there you dont need style,its all about functionnality and this why some people will think that the spoon body kit is uglier but i would take it over the amuse one any time if i had a s2000.Cause if i had a s2000 i wouldnt use it as a boulevard cruiser like some stupid people do.Its was designed to be the fastest roadster under 50 grand,So use this potential to have fun on the track.
both are looking good, in their very own way. but i'd take one with the amuse body and the spoon roof.
If I were to choose, I'd go with Amuse (and is mostly based on aesthetics), well, send them over to Hot Version or somethin for the performance numbers
I really like the Spoon S2000 over the Amuse... Theyre both sick but I really like the Spoon... haha
Spoon Is better!!
Sorry which one is which
Definitely take the Spoon! I may be alone in this, but I really like the Spoon front end and the (more) aggressive styling of the body parts.
Don't get me wrong though, the GT1 is still the bee's knees.
I like the spoon car personally. I like black wheels on a white car alot, but more so i like the lines of the car in that last shot up there. IMO the whole kit works together really well, i might ditch the gt wing because the lines that the spoon fastback creates are gorgeous. Both cars are awesome machines but i just prefer spoon
Amuse FTW
yeah, amuse S2000
great car to drive on grand turismo4
AMUSE is the winner. if you cant tell the difference then your a NOOB! lol
The spoon is sick tho.
spoon
Amuse FTW! I do like the Spoon spoiler better though.
1st photo wallpaper pretty please!
By the way, I really love these comparison type entries. Definitely very interesting to see and hear people's thoughts about two different sides.
Fork!
great find and great pics! very nice!
i think i would take the spoon kit but they are both beautiful cars. you should def make some desktops w/ these pics, the last one especially
I definitely agree with Jeroen that the Amuse kit looks better
Uh, I love the Spoon aero because its hardcore. But, some people think that the Amuse kit is less functional but it really isn't. The diffusers, front and rear, of course, provide downforce. And the redesigned and long-nosed front allows for better airflow. And the wing of the Amuse kit is dry carbon, so you cannot compare it with the Spoon wing because that's a lesser quality wet carbon. The hood and trunk of the GT1 are also dry carbon, which is SUPER expensive.
So, Amuse, of course! Looks to match the functionality! Dry carbon, woot!
i'd go for the spoon S2K. It screams "Fuctionality" just by looking at it. Im a visual type of guy but i think function wins over me with this battle.
also, i think if both of those cars are going to be used in high-speed races (implied by the photo-shoot's setting, on the highway), they should both lose their silly GT car wings. personally i'd choose a small spoiler that doesn't rise off the car. The one incorporated at the back of the white spoon hardtop is perfect in my opinion
i would choose:
- amuse front bumper and fenders, minus the cut at the bottom "for better airflow", it's ugly
- spoon rear fenders
- amuse rear bumper
- spoon's spoon hardtop, but a moulded version of that, it looks disjointed
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other than that though they both look decent overall, but i agree with Jeroen about the spoon's front bumper, kinda eww
AMUSE ALWAYS SO CLEAN !!! I'd personally take it hardtoped with removable spoiler
FUCK!!! ITS ALL I CAN SAY
but the amuse body kit, is kinda ugly
I LOVE BOTH OF THE S2K'S, IVE ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF AMUSE BUT I ALSO HAVE LOVE FOR THE SPOON. J'S RACING S2K SHOULD HAVE BEEN FEATURED ALSO, NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GREAT ARTICLE, I FIGURED THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FEW OTHERS LIKE OPERA, AND MUGEN. BEAUTIFUL PICS THOUGH.
so what's with the wallpapers?
So nice. I love both of the S2k. But the Amuse sytle has more sports for the S2000.
Both cars look very nice but the amuse gt1 is one step closer to what is called wide body.I vote amuse all the way!
i choose the amuse s2000, and i h0pe the carbon r skyline has also a article and m0re nice pics.
Both r good but i rather have J's racing
the amuse looks very jap,typical j racing straight cut gt look...not a bad thing but doesnt do anything special 4 me...
if you keep looking at the spoon kit, it actually grows on you:p
id say spoon...very one off ,unique, almost euro concept kinda look..n da front fenders...wooh! one of the sickest arnd!!!
What year are those?
I personally love them both, but have always went with spoon; spoon defines Honda for me.
I personally love them both, but have always went with spoon; spoon defines Honda for me.
I personally love them both, but have always went with spoon; spoon defines Honda for me.
The spoon kit definitely wins it for me. I really like the amuse kit though. An iconic kit in it's own sense, but the spoon one just has so much more to it in my opinion. It defines Honda tuning so well. I could see that kit anywhere and it would fit in perfectly whether it be at a street meet or a pro race track or anything in between. The amuse kit just isn't as versatile in that way. It doesn't look right rolling down the street like it does on a track. Also the spoiler is obviously more appealing on the spoon kit, and I don't know what you're are talking about with front ends. The amuse front end doesn't really do it for me, but when I see the spoon front end it makes me happy in so many ways. just my opinion though.
The J's racing GT widebody is the new King of the touge and the jungle.
which is my favourite? Its like asking someone to pick their favourite eye