the Mazda redlines about where the s-2000 starts actually making more power than your riding mower
Roommate used to have one
Like a 2 stroke racing bike
No power till super high rpm
If I recall redline was about 9000 rpm. The second generation was better as far as low end torque, but better is not saying much. Once the car hit VTEC at about 5000? rpm, it ran like a scalded dog but you had to keep it in the RPM sweet spot to get any power