Honda S2000 (1999–2011)

Background

The Honda S2000 is a front-mid engine open top sports car that was manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda, from 1999 until 2009. First shown as a concept car called the SSM at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, the production version was launched on April 15, 1999, to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The S2000 is named for its engine displacement of two liters, while "S" stood for "sports" carrying on in the tradition of the S500, S600, and S800 roadsters of the 1960s.

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Specification

Produced: 113,889 units
Engine: F20C 2.0L naturally aspirated inline-4 (AP1, 1999-2003 and AP2 Japan/Europe 2004-2009); F22C1 2.2L naturally aspirated inline-4 (AP2, North America only, 2004-2009)
Power: 247 hp
Weight: 1,260 kg
Dimensions: 4,135 × 1,750 × 1,285 mm
Fuel: gasoline
Displacement: 2–2.2 L · 4 cyl
Fuel economy: 20–21 mpg combined — EPA 2000–2009

Still on UK roads

3,073

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Notes

Two-seat front-mid-engine roadster built to mark Honda's 50th anniversary. Exceptionally high 9,000 rpm redline and ~120 hp/litre specific output, among the highest of any naturally aspirated production engine of its era.

Production years

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Sources

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA · EPA · LIMITED_EDITION_RESEARCH confidence: high

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