Honda S2000 Coupe Concept Study

Not many of you were excited with the prospect of an all-wheel drive, 2+2 hybrid coupe replacement for the Honda S2000 as are the rumors currently circulating in Japan. Then how about an evolution of today's S2000 roadster with a fixed hardtop and some serious styling changes that include a Nissan GT-R-like snout, a rounded but, concave body surfacing and a pair of xtra large side air-vents? Pretty cool, wouldn't you agree? The artist responsible for creating these computer generated images of the S2000 Coupe Concept is actually the same person that crafted the alluring Subaru Impreza WRX STI three-door study that we showed you earlier today and who goes by the alias 'Grid'.




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Honda Introduces Final S2000 - The Ultimate Edition

Finally Honda decided to end the production for the Honda S2000, Honda has announced that the Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition will go on sale in Europe from March 2009. The S2000 Ultimate Edition will be the last version before Honda stops it global production at the end of June 2009.

The Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition is equipped with a 2.0-liter 9,000 rpm four-cylinder VTEC engine that produces 237 hp and 153 lb-ft mated to a six-speed manual transmission. The S2000 stands on dark metal alloy wheels and fitted with unique black S2000 badging.

For the interior, the car is features a red leather interior, gear lever gaiter with red stitching and unique numbered plaques on the kickplates. Even though the S2000 is almost 10-year old but according to Honda, the 2.0-liter engine is still the highest output per liter and highest revving engine ever made where it has won the International Engine of the Year category for 1.8 to 2.2 liter engines for five times.

2010 Honda S2000 Roadster Rendering

The rendering of the 2010 Honda S2000 roadster was also taken from a Japanese magazine and was scanned by a carsoop reader, T.L.

The S2000 will be powered by 2 engine variants, a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder VTEC engine producing 250 hp and a 3.5-liter V6 VTEC producing 350 hp.