2018 Honda S2000
In production for little over a decade,
the S2000 has been one of the best sports cars ever made. The first models used
a tiny 2 liter naturally aspirated engine with a red-line of nearly 9,000 rpm
and a perfectly balanced chassis. Unfortunately there haven’t been any similar
models in the recent years. So far
not much has been said about the upcoming 2018 Honda S2000 but luckily they did
confirm it.
The car is set to be released at the
company’s 70th anniversary and it should be just in time to compete with the
upcoming RX-8. However, the S2000 is expected to remain a two-door convertible
with the performance of your usual sports car. We really do hope that Honda
will stick to their roots and make a high performance model, just like the
original was. So far it seems that they don’t really have a suitable platform.
However, if the 2018 Honda S2000 will be
marketed, and built, properly than Honda should have no problems selling them.
The chassis will likely be made mostly out of aluminum with some composite
parts. These will aid them in reaching the weight goal while keeping the car’s
rigidity quite high. The fact that it will be a convertible means that the
S2000 will have to use some reinforcements in its chassis in order to keep its
rigidity close to a coupe.
Unfortunately a naturally aspirated
engine is highly unlikely at this point. Our best bet would go on Honda’s
latest 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 petrol engine. With close to 300
horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque this would have more than enough oomph to
power the new S2000. However, the 9,000 rpm red-line would be gone and with it,
that incredible sound. Instead, the car will feature a lot more torque than
before and a more usable power curve. All of these should certainly make for a
faster vehicle but we still have to see if it will be fun. Luckily, a proper 6
speed manual transmission and a mechanical limited slip differential will most
likely be offered as standard.
