Honda S2000 successor

[bwling]

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=7109

A typhoon of rumors has been swirling around Honda's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, about the company's next generation of sports cars. While we have already seen spy photos of the future NSX, we have not seen anything about the next-generation S2000. A source close to the company revealed that Honda is indeed in the process of building such a car, but wouldn't disclose specific details.

The OSM (Open Study Model) concept car definitely raised some eyebrows recently at the London show, but that car was just a convertible version of the CR-Z hybrid sports car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. The OSM was penned by Honda's European design team, and our people tell us that the real S2000 successor will have much more influence and input from Japan. Also, the CR-Z and OSM have been engineered as front-engine/front-wheel-drive models, and the S2000 successor will no doubt be a rear-wheel-drive car. So apparently the OSM has nothing to do with the S2000 successor. Or does it...?

There's the possibility that the OSM may very well be a design study of the next S2000, wearing the veil of an open-top CR-Z to throw us off. There was also a sighting of a mysterious prototype sports car near Honda's R&D headquarters in Japan that seemed to share the OSM's proportions, yet looked completely different. Could this be another design study of the S2000? We think so, so we took pieces of that car, melded it with the OSM and came up with this image, a handsome car with an Audi R8-esque face, a long hood and a profile reminiscent of the current S2000.

As for what will go under the hood is still unclear. There have been rumors that Honda may equip the car with a V-6, perhaps a new 3.0-liter or the 3.5-liter in the Acura TL, thus the name S3000. In the U.S., this makes sense because it would give the car much more low-end torque (something we Americans love), not to mention improved smoothness and quietness for freeway driving.

With such an engine, you can expect power to be in the 280- to 300-bhp vicinity, enabling a 0–60 run in the sub-5-second range. The more probable choice is a 2.2- to 2.5-liter inline-4. Honda, which has traditionally shied away from big-displacement powerplants, may feel that a 4-cylinder engine makes more marketing sense in this age of high gasoline prices. There's also talk of a simple hybrid system.

Only those directly involved with the next-generation S2000 project know for sure what the car will be like. We'll know for sure in 2011, after Honda releases the NSX and CR-Z.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/image/2008/W39/092320082056482934.jpg

[Eleanor]

Ugh, better not be a hybrid.

That being said, there wasn't much said :rofl:

[rc2002]

I'm impressed that the current S2000 lasted for 9 years and the technology still hasn't become obsolete yet. I can't wait to see them improve on it.

[Weapon_R]

A 300bhp 2.5L would be very impressive! There's no doubt that Honda is working on a successor as they have had the S series vehicles since the 1960s.

[Skyline_Addict]

sweet

[yellowsnow]

the next gen S2000 is going to be in the Acura lineup

[Eleanor]

Originally posted by yellowsnow
the next gen S2000 is going to be in the Acura lineup
Source?

[Sorath]

me and yellowsnow both work at honda dealerships, we were told by the gm

[Eleanor]

Damnit, that means it'll be FWD and $10,000 more then it should be :D

OT: ^ I need to send you a PM about the fit.

[bwling]

Originally posted by Sorath
me and yellowsnow both work at honda dealerships, we were told by the gm

Cool...what other inside knowledge do you have about it?

[kenny]

Originally posted by Sorath
me and yellowsnow both work at honda dealerships, we were told by the gm

While it may eventually become true, your GM is just spreading the latest rumors.

[VaN_HaMMeRSTeiN]

Obviously the GM doesn't really know where or what? Why would they tell the GM of some dealership half way across the world so that he leak all sorts of info that they're definately trying to keep under wraps

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by richardchan2002
the technology still hasn't become obsolete yet. I can't wait to see them improve on it.

Huh? What's not obsolete on a S2K?

[rc2002]

Originally posted by Xtrema


Huh? What's not obsolete on a S2K?

The high x-bone monocoque steel frame is rumored to be used as the platform for the new NSX. I wouldn't be surprised if they used it for the new S2K platform as well.

The rigidity of the chassis is unbelievable. Even though it's a convertible, it still feels stiffer than the 350Z, Miata and other affordable "sports cars" I've driven.

[Casa]

^ this is true. still a girl's car.

[imjimmylin]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car.

Woah woah take it back.

[adam c]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car.

eh you must be mistaken for a celica or miata

[Team_Mclaren]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car.

have you driven something other than a sunfire?

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by adam c


eh you must be mistaken for a celica or miata

Unless the miata has an ls1 or 5.0 ;)

[whiskas]

Originally posted by 403Gemini


Unless the miata has an ls1 or 5.0 ;)

That would be the equivalent of a man wearing a dress and a wig.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by whiskas


That would be the equivalent of a man wearing a dress and a wig.

All roadsters are a bit feminine, but that's the price you pay for open top motoring.

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by whiskas


That would be the equivalent of a man wearing a dress and a wig.

Light car + torque = not an easy car to drive. I'd be willing to say anybody who would dare to drive a monster like that has mroe balls than most people on this forum.

[Skyline_Addict]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car.

:rolleyes:

right and you must drive a man's man's car.

[Eleanor]

Originally posted by whiskas
That would be the equivalent of a man wearing a dress and a wig.
:rofl:

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car. What exactly makes an S2000 a girl's car?

Is it the long hood? Or the wide fender arches that flare over the wheels? Is it the low and aggressive stance? The meaty 245 tires? The high strung motor that puts out far more power than it should?

:rolleyes:

[Buffalo Soldier]

Looks like a nice convertible. I wonder how much they would price such a car at?

[nightfx]

Originally posted by Casa
^ this is true. still a girl's car.
Are you serious. :banghead:

[Eleanor]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
What exactly makes an S2000 a girl's car?

Is it the long hood? Or the wide fender arches that flare over the wheels? Is it the low and aggressive stance? The meaty 245 tires? The high strung motor that puts out far more power than it should?

:rolleyes:
Didn't you know, every single two seater convertible is a girl's car?

[Skyline_Addict]

does that make 4 seater convertibles a lesbo car?

[Eleanor]

No, 4 seater convertibles are only owned by dictators :D

[buh_buh]

I like the direction this thread is going.


Originally posted by whiskas


That would be the equivalent of a man wearing a dress and a wig. :rofl:


Originally posted by GTS Jeff
The meaty 245 tires? you call that meaty? My fronts are wider than that :poosie:

[Darkane]

Dear Honda,

For the love of GOD make this car so people over 6ft can drive it.

That is all.

[dino_martini]

From the renderings that Fast Lane Daily had, the new S2000 (S3000?) is going to be sexy.

[Konj]

Originally posted by Eleanor
No, 4 seater convertibles are only owned by dictators :D

Correct.
http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/GermanFieldMarshalsWW2/ImagesFiedlMarshals/AdolfHitlerSalutes.jpg

[xviper]

Originally posted by kenny


While it may eventually become true, your GM is just spreading the latest rumors.
Agreed! Once upon a time, a REGIONAL MANAGER for Honda USA (this is a guy who looks after a whole section of Honda dealers for the USA) announced that 2002 was the LAST year that the S2000 was to be made. Of course, it turned out that he knew shit. A general manager of a local dealership knows less than shit. It would be foolish to believe anything a GM would have to say on this subject.

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by Eleanor

Didn't you know, every single two seater convertible is a girl's car?

Only to hicks insecure about themselves.


Originally posted by buh_buh
you call that meaty? My fronts are wider than that :poosie:

If the S2000 is a girl's car, that'd make your car butch, butch.

[Shift_Perform]

Originally posted by Darkane
Dear Honda,

For the love of GOD make this car so people over 6ft can drive it.

That is all.

market of supply and demand... made in japan...

[buh_buh]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff

If the S2000 is a girl's car, that'd make your car butch, butch. seeing that its not a convertible and has some power, that actually makes it a man's car

[Eleanor]

^ I see more girls driving SLK's than I do S2K's :dunno:

[Redlyne_mr2]

PRNCSS

[Skyline_Addict]

^^ ROFL.

[Dumbass17]

well the s2000 was small and ugly and that oen isn't any better

[arian_ma]

Originally posted by Xtrema


All roadsters are a bit feminine, but that's the price you pay for open top motoring.

http://s2.desktopmachine.com/pics/Lambo_murci_130_1024x768.jpg

So girly...

[EvolutionI]

If the design wasn't so accordish, I would like it a lot more.

300 hp in a car that light? Hello dori-dori.

[bashir26]

Originally posted by EvolutionI
If the design wasn't so accordish, I would like it a lot more.

300 hp in a car that light? Hello dori-dori.

light? The car is most likely going to be heavier than the old S2000. The power to weight ratio might increase a bit.

[95EagleAWD]

Yeah, the S2K is girly.

Girls love mine.

:D

[Jlude]

Originally posted by 95EagleAWD
Yeah, the S2K is girly.

Girls love mine.

:D

+1

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by buh_buh
seeing that its not a convertible and has some power, that actually makes it a real man's car Yep.

[Graham_A_M]

Originally posted by 95EagleAWD
Yeah, the S2K is girly.

Girls love mine.

:D

Same here. hahahaha.... and Good Lord I'd be lying to say I didn't love every minute of it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :bigpimp:

[Aleks]

Originally posted by Darkane
Dear Honda,

For the love of GOD make this car so people over 6ft can drive it.

That is all.

That's one thing I hated about mine. I couldn't stand driving it for more than 10 min at a time.

[bwling]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=236796



Honda axes sports and luxury models

The restructuring of Honda’s new model programme that led to the death of the new Honda NSX is much more extensive than previously thought. Honda is completely dismantling its plans for the next two years as it attempts to deal with the rapid collapse in new car sales across the world.

Among the casualties of Honda’s rethink are a range of rear-wheel-drive cars to be sold under the Acura brand, a proposed V8 engine, a successor to the Honda S2000 and a convertible based on the forthcoming Honda CR-Z coupé.

Acura, Honda’s US-market luxury rival for Infiniti and Lexus, has been hit hardest by the changes. Not only has it lost the NSX successor — due to be branded as an Acura but killed off last month — but the programme to develop new rear-drive cars aimed specifically at the BMW 3, 5 and 7-series has also been canned.

The basic planning on the cars had been carried out, and the first model to enter production was to be a BMW 7-series rival, due in 2015. It was meant to provide Honda with a credible alternative to established premium rear-drive brands. The future of the next Honda Legend is also in doubt.

Development of a new V8 engine for the rear-drive cars has also been stopped. The new Honda V8 was seen as the wrong engine at the wrong time, and it was opposed by some Honda engineers who viewed it as too big, heavy and unnecessary. Honda product planners have also had trouble figuring out how to make the engine cost-effective.

It’s not just big cars and big petrol engines that have been wiped out. The proposed drop-top version of the new Honda CR-Z hybrid coupe has been abandoned, along with any successor to the Honda S2000, which will die this year.

The current pair of Honda Accords (one for the US, one for the rest of the world) could also be replaced with a single model; that could save billions in development costs.

Honda is now concentrating on building more hybrids and a new small city car. It aims to build 500,000 hybrids by 2012, including the new Honda Insight and the world’s first hybrid supermini, a petrol-electric Honda Jazz due next year. It should be capable of 80mpg and emit just 90g/km of CO2.

[Toms-SC]

Hahahaha.

How exciting.

[Redlyne_mr2]

This will help strenghthen and values of S2Ks and perhaps even make it a classic one day.

[Mr_ET]

:cry:

[Eleanor]

:banghead:

[schocker]

Not the S2000 :cry:

[Destinova403]

so nothing exciting from honda eh... i guess i wont even ask about a new prelude :cry: