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Alpine
14-03-2007, 08:06 PM
http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6CD985075E7DDDC3CA25729E00076530/$file/2007.03.14_Honda_S2000.jpg?OpenElement

Next generation S2000 – Look out, MX5!
Classic form: S2000 successor will be front-engined and rear-wheel drive like the current model (pictured), but will be smaller.

Honda sportscars live as it prepares a cheaper rear-drive roadster and CRX for 2009

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS 14 March 2007
FAR from abandoning its sports car roots, Honda is reportedly working on a radical successor to the nine-year old S2000 convertible.

Next year Honda is 60 years old, and speculation in Japan is rife that the company is preparing a 1960s S600-style convertible to challenge Mazda’s perennial MX-5.

To be built on a modular front-engine and rear-wheel drive platform that may also be utilised in heavily modified form for the next-generation, front-engined, V10-powered, AWD NSX supercar, the S2000 II will be a lighter and considerably less expensive car to build than the current model.

The two-seater roadster body will be under four metres in length, and will sit on a 2400mm wheelbase, making it slightly smaller than today’s S2000. It will feature a retractable hard-top rather than a soft-top, while motivation will come courtesy of a 2.0-litre engine.

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story/6CD985075E7DDDC3CA25729E00076530/$file/Honda_S600.jpg Left: S600.

A development of a new family of four-cylinder powerplants, this i-VTEC-equipped aluminium engine is said to deliver up to 160kW of power. Reports suggest it will be mated to Honda’s new i-Shift clutchless six-speed automated gearbox that currently sees service in the new Civic Type R hatchback out of Europe.

Do not be surprised if a concept car matching this description is displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.

jeffske
21-03-2007, 07:13 AM
OH SHEEEEET!!
man cannot wait to see what their designers come up with, I may have to hold off on getting an S2K....and this new one will be cheaper :eek:

amato2
21-03-2007, 07:25 AM
check out this link, it has some concpt pics from a jap mag...

i like the last one the convertible and the red one just on top of that

http://forum.fastdrive.org/showthread.php?p=5994

industrie
21-03-2007, 09:49 AM
would be pretty impressive

panda[cRx]
21-03-2007, 10:26 AM
source of original post?

EK4R
21-03-2007, 10:46 AM
mated to Honda’s new i-Shift clutchless six-speed automated gearbox that currently sees service in the new Civic Type R hatchback out of Europe.

whats that? kinda like DSG ?

i didnt know the CTR in UK uses this?

Tofu
21-03-2007, 03:09 PM
^ that's new to me too...
never heard of iShift

it's now "i" everything these days isn't it...LOL

crx51
21-03-2007, 05:19 PM
where's the info on the 09' crx, its not even mentioned at all after the subtitle?

Spicey
21-03-2007, 05:26 PM
FAR from abandoning its sports car roots...

I like the sound of that! :thumbsup:

I was getting worried for awhile!

s2o0o
21-03-2007, 05:32 PM
Cheaper to manufacture? I bet that's because they will be assembled in Thailand. I'd rather mine hand-assembled in Japan :P

I love the look of the AP2. That's the only upgrade the S2000 needed to be perfect! I cringe at the thought of any body changes :(

The convertable hardtop will look ugly. Welcome S2000 Tigra http://www.s2ki.com/forums/html/emoticons/dontdoit.gif

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/html/emoticons/poke.gif

I have searched S2KI for this, yet nothing. Where did the article come from?

EuroDude
21-03-2007, 05:35 PM
whats that? kinda like DSG ?

i didnt know the CTR in UK uses this?

I-Shift is basically a manual transmission but with a computer controlled dual-clutch ftw

yfin
21-03-2007, 06:53 PM
Hi Alpine - thanks for this. Please edit your post to include the source of this information.

sitta
21-03-2007, 07:15 PM
i want this to fight bmw z4 and slks, not in the same class as mazda, cmon dont down grade!!

Alpine
21-03-2007, 07:23 PM
I just tried to find the link but it's gone from the headlines, and I can't find it anywhere in the archives. It was either from goauto or carsguide from memory. Sorry. :(

yfin
21-03-2007, 07:26 PM
i want this to fight bmw z4 and slks, not in the same class as mazda, cmon dont down grade!!

If the entry price is 20k less than the s2000 it is a good strategy by Honda. They are chasing volume not the 1 or 2 S2000 sales per month they have been getting recently.

EuroDude
21-03-2007, 08:44 PM
Here's the link
http://www.editorial.discountnewcars.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/6CD985075E7DDDC3CA25729E00076530

jeffske
22-03-2007, 06:49 AM
[QUOTE=s2o0o;1109025]Cheaper to manufacture? I bet that's because they will be assembled in Thailand. I'd rather mine hand-assembled in Japan :P
QUOTE]

no offence dude, but you're a fool if u believe the vehicles made in japan are "hand assembled", only premium makes such as RR, Bentley are hand assembled. the only difference would be the skills of the workers in Japan using the machines to build the cars. if they were hand assembled a 70k S2K would be a 150k S2K

industrie
22-03-2007, 10:39 AM
sounds like a pimp car...if it is around 50-60K mark wont be complaining

RyDC5S
22-03-2007, 01:29 PM
This will sell if they can match the MX-5's price point (around 45k) which has been the king of that price segment for a very long time.

Xplodin
23-03-2007, 02:32 PM
OMG i want that to be next s2000.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4575/35uj.jpg

aaronng
23-03-2007, 03:19 PM
[QUOTE=s2o0o;1109025]Cheaper to manufacture? I bet that's because they will be assembled in Thailand. I'd rather mine hand-assembled in Japan :P
QUOTE]

no offence dude, but you're a fool if u believe the vehicles made in japan are "hand assembled", only premium makes such as RR, Bentley are hand assembled. the only difference would be the skills of the workers in Japan using the machines to build the cars. if they were hand assembled a 70k S2K would be a 150k S2K

The interior, wiring, ecu, engine, drivetrain are still hand installed/assembled.

EuroDude
23-03-2007, 03:20 PM
OMG i want that to be next s2000.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4575/35uj.jpg

Honda 350Z ftw lol :thumbsup:

Snoop_gee
23-03-2007, 11:39 PM
u made me click in this thread cause it said the word "CRX" in bold blue.... pffft. I wanna refund <_<

bigteethygrin
24-03-2007, 11:35 PM
how can they make it lighter and have a retractable hard top??

That must add soo much extra weight in itself!

Spicey
26-03-2007, 07:40 AM
^^^ Really!? Thanks for that useful piece of information spam-bot

Twincam16
26-03-2007, 08:20 PM
Hi all!

Naomi Campbell finished her community service at New York's cleaning department and left wearing an evening gown


*kill... kill... kzzzt... ehh... error* :confused:

Kazaf
16-04-2007, 10:19 PM
clutchless.. hmmm

the new car sounds big

blk05gli
13-12-2007, 09:46 PM
current JDM range (http://www.honda.co.jp/S2000/webcatalog/type/)

TheFranchise
14-12-2007, 11:39 AM
Damn that S2K Type S looks HOT!

typsy
14-12-2007, 12:35 PM
Damn that S2K Type S looks HOT!

I concur!

blk05gli
18-12-2007, 07:48 AM
Damn that S2K Type S looks HOT!

minus the rear wing !!!

ludecrs
19-12-2007, 11:22 PM
get off the bandwagon....

The type S looks horrid.

aramiK
02-04-2008, 02:03 AM
eh, all those concepts reminded me of camrys..ugly.

amirul
02-04-2008, 08:32 AM
az if s2k need to look out for mx5 lol............i hate that bucket of shit.

mx5 is nothing compare to s2k lol............

Riviera
02-04-2008, 09:34 PM
eh, all those concepts reminded me of camrys..ugly.


thats cause theyre nearly always silver lol

m0nty ITR
02-04-2008, 09:37 PM
check out this link, it has some concpt pics from a jap mag...

i like the last one the convertible and the red one just on top of that

http://forum.fastdrive.org/showthread.php?p=5994

The 2nd last one is a chopped Aston Martin V8 Vantage. They've grafted FN2 handles over it and blacked out the 1/4 window and replaced the fuel cap with a ricer version. The gills behind the brakes have just been modified to try to change it's appearance. These kinds of stories often pop up in magazines.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5041/21wk.jpg
http://www.automobilesethanol.com/images/Car&#37;202.jpg

I call bogus on this. Everything we've seen from Honda over the last 2 years goes against this rumour. I think this is just a page filler.

EK1.6LCIV
03-04-2008, 12:37 PM
That's one fine car indeed! Bravo

warwick108
06-04-2008, 11:21 PM
cheaper har.. hAHAHAHah.. hAHAHAHAHAH.. haHAHAHa.. we all know what that means.. made in thai.. haHAHAAHahAHAHAHAHAHaha.. lol

Vinnie
12-04-2008, 11:45 PM
OP is over a year old now, i'll believe it when i see it in dealerships :)