New Mugen S660 RA
Mugen, Japanese tuner of all things
Honda, has crafted a special edition version of Honda’s fun-to-drive S660
roadster with mild cosmetic and chassis revisions.
The Mugen S660 RA is less
aggressive than a standard model fitted with the firm’s standalone parts, as
the tuner limited exterior upgrades to a carbon-fiber grille, brand badges, a
twin-pipe sports exhaust and new BBS alloy wheels measuring 15-inches with
165/55R15 tires at the front and 16-inches with 195/45R16 at the back.
Inside, the roadster gets new leather
steering and gear lever wraps with contrast stitching, carbon fiber trimmings,
different Start button and digital display on the instrument panel, plus a
serial number plate. A re-tuned suspension with Bilstein shocks is also part of
the package to improve handling.
While Mugen is known for its power
upgrades too, the Honda tuner’s hands were tied with the S660 since it belongs
to Japan’s special Kei Car class that limits engine displacement to 660 cc with an output of no more than 64 PS. With its factory
turbocharged 0.66 liter three-cylinder lump producing 64 PS at 6,000 rpm
and 104 Nm of peak torque at 2,600 rpm, the S660 was already maxed out.
Some call Honda’s diminutive S660 the
retired S2000’s modern-day little brother, but we’ll never have the chance to
find that out for ourselves, since the Mugen S660 RA’s production will
fittingly be limited to 660 units exclusively for Japan where it will go on
sale on October 3 priced at 2,890,000 yen (US$ 26,300 or € 23,500).
