Later This Year, Honda S2000 Electric Revival Is Coming: Report

 

New Honda S2000

It is said to be supported by Honda's new EV platform.

We've heard at least a few different speculations regarding the Honda S2000's likely comeback. The front-mid

engine open-top sports vehicle, which Honda first unveiled in April 1999 to commemorate the Japanese

company's 50th anniversary, was a huge sales success, selling more than 110,000 units over the course of its

ten-year production run. An updated source claims that the carmaker is planning to celebrate its 75th anniversary

with an S2000-inspired vehicle that will usher in a new era for the automotive industry.

Honda S2000 Edition 100

According to information obtained by Car from "industry insiders at the company," Honda is putting the finishing touches on a compact electric sports car. The journal claims that the business would use its new e:n electric vehicle design as a platform for its new product, which will be one of approximately 30 new EVs Honda plans to introduce by the end of the decade. The battery-powered S2000 replacement may also have Type R decals, as Honda's technical advisor says.

"Type R represents racing. It transports pleasure. This can be accomplished by an electric vehicle, and a Type

R is not required to employ a combustion engine. There will still be Type Rs providing the ultimate drivingexperience even in a totally electric society, Kotaro Yamamoto told the outlet.

However, the story doesn't go into further detail regarding the upcoming electric sports car. Depending on the

model year and the market, the S2000 was available with a 2.0- or a 2.2-liter gasoline normally aspirated engine

with varying outputs. The JDM 2.0-liter variant, which had a maximum power of 247 horsepower (184 kilowatts),

was the most potent variation. By industry standards today, a normally aspirated four-cylinder engine seems

quite antiquated, and the model's replacement will apparently depend on a totally electric drivetrain.

 

Honda S2000 Hypotheses:

The S2000 cost $32,477 in its initial year on the market, and it had a fairly constrained range of choices. Because of how different the automotive industry is today, we anticipate that its modern counterpart will cost at least twice as much in its base configuration. According to Car, the model will probably cost more than the MG Cyberster, which is anticipated to start at about $68,000 when it debuts. This is obviously merely a supposition made by the media based on Rebecca Adamson's quote, which reads, "While we cannot compete with Chinese manufacturers on price, we have 75 years of engineering experience." Rebecca Adamson is the Head of Automobiles for Honda UK.