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RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« on: May 12, 2014, 08:48:45 am »


Small sports car would be larger than S660, smaller than NSX

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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2014, 10:54:27 am »
Doubt it will happen. Honda has been feeding us BS for the last 5 years now..... I'm not holding my breath.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2014, 11:02:15 am »
Quote from: Snowman on May 12, 2014, 10:54:27 am
Doubt it will happen. Honda has been feeding us BS for the last 5 years now..... I'm not holding my breath.

I'm with you, Snowman.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2014, 11:12:21 am »
Plus, we all saw how the CR-Z turned out....
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2014, 12:37:35 pm »
Quote from: SKYMTL on May 12, 2014, 11:12:21 am
Plus, we all saw how the CR-Z turned out....

Ditto. I was wanting to put that in the article but figured I would give the rumour the benefit of the doubt.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2014, 03:12:08 pm »
So...how exactly does a mid-engine coupe become the successor to a front engine roadster? Sounds like it has more in common with the NSX.

How about... A brand new concept with no connection whatsoever to the S2000
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2014, 03:23:23 pm »
Quote from: MarkStevenson on May 12, 2014, 11:02:15 am
Quote from: Snowman on May 12, 2014, 10:54:27 am
Doubt it will happen. Honda has been feeding us BS for the last 5 years now..... I'm not holding my breath.

I'm with you, Snowman.

Unless your name is Tony Stark of course.  ;D
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2014, 03:35:04 pm »
I believe Honda has gotten back in touch with it's race heritage.
They are 2/3's of the way there with the NSX and S660. They should all be ready in time for their return to F1 in 2015.

Personally, I might be able to afford an S660, but not an S2000 as a 2-seater second car.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2014, 03:55:25 pm »
Quote from: Kinetis on May 12, 2014, 03:35:04 pm
I believe Honda has gotten back in touch with it's race heritage.
They are 2/3's of the way there with the NSX and S660. They should all be ready in time for their return to F1 in 2015.

Personally, I might be able to afford an S660, but not an S2000 as a 2-seater second car.


too little(in S660's case, quite literally  ;) ) too late (NSX) comes to mind.


S660 isn't even for sale in North America.

Honda had a chance to beat the world to Hybrid supercar in 2012.  but they wussed out.  why?  cuz nobody liked the f-ing transverse naturally aspirated V6 in the F-ing "supercar" mated to weak electric engine.

doesn't matter if the 90 degree V6 was a distant cousin to the new F1 car V6 engines. 
At least make it  longitudinal and put some turbos or something. 

now they say it will be a good car..  sure, now that this formula's proven to work, by Porsche, McLaren and a f-ing BMW.

Honda's days of leading the industry is quite over.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2014, 04:25:22 pm »
I'd feel happier with a pure ICE in any new Honda's sporting car.   Why add weight and complexity in that class of car.  Apart from the people who would buy a Tesla how many sports car buyers would buy a hybrid?  And I mean sports car drivers as distinct from people who just want to pose in a 2 seater.
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2014, 04:36:08 pm »
S2000 is a mid-engined roadster not front engined
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Re: RUMOUR MILL: Honda Developing Mid-Engine Turbo Hybrid S2000 Successor
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2014, 09:09:58 pm »
Quote from: wing on May 12, 2014, 04:36:08 pm
S2000 is a mid-engined roadster not front engined

Yes it is, not many know that.

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