According to some reports, it would arrive in 2024.
It’s important to take this with a grain of salt. However, Forbes has been informed by a source close Honda that a revival of the S2000 model is at least being considered. The brand’s marketing department is investigating the possibility of creating a new sports car for 2024.
Details about the revived S2000 remain sketchy because it’s still a long way off and doesn’t have production approval. According to an insider, Honda plans to keep the original body proportions. The weight would be kept below 3,000 lbs (1,361 kg) with aluminum and carbon fiber. The comparison is the
S2K weighed 2,733 lbs (1,240 kg) at its Japanese introduction.The new S2000 will reportedly use a 2.0-liter turbocharged four cylinder from the Civic Type R instead of the original, high-revving, naturally aspirated four cylinder engine. Honda must engineer the engine longitudinally to drive the rear wheels in order to make it work.
All of this sounds wonderful, but you should be cautious about saving your pennies for the new S2000 in 2024. This is because of statements made by company executives. Hayato Moori, the senior manager of product planning at the automaker in Canada, stated that research had shown there was not enough interest in the revival of the sports car. He stated that it would be difficult to make money on this vehicle.
In 2017, Takahiro Hachigo, the CEO of Honda Motor Company, was more diplomatic when he stated that the time wasn’t right to bring back S2000. “All around the globe, in Japan, North America and Europe, more people are calling for the rebirth of S2000. It hasn’t matured yet. It is not yet the right time. It will take time before we can decide if S2000 has been reinvented. Hachigo stated that salespeople might look at it, and if they are really excited, then maybe we should look at it.”
These statements aren’t new, but they do make sense. Honda may be ready to offer a two-seat open-roof sportscar in its lineup outside Japan.