That's not exactly true. Yes, it was introduced in 1999 as a 2000 year model as a celebration of Honda's 50th anniversary, however you need to know (as Paul Harvey would say) "The rest of the story...." The S500 had a 500 (531) CC motor, the S600 had a 600 (603) cc motor and the S800 had, you guessed it, a 800 (791) cc motor. So when the S2000 came out, obviously, it came out with a 2000 (technically 1997) cc motor. With the research I have done, the displacement IS the reason for the name. It was paying homage to not only Mr. Honda and what he believed 50 years earlier, but also to the original RWD, convertible, two seat Honda's from years past.

The idea of the F22c being put in and Honda not changing the name has stuck in my craw since the day it happened. Thus my signature over there is :


I know for a FACT that the last year of production of the S2000 is 2003!!!!!

After that, it will be the S2200 under an assumed name."


The Book "Honda S2000" by Daniel F. Carney is VERY informative (if you can find one) and a great read for any Honda fan.

 

I stand corrected. i didn't even know there were other S models, but of course, you own one and like most of us, research the cars we own. An S2k is waaay out of my budget at this point in life so I haven't cared enough to drool over forbidden fruit. Very interesting though.

 

When I was in college there was one at school; I think it was an S800 like this.

 

cool car! never seen it b4... i had no idea of the S2k's family tree!

 

I didn't know much about it... Saw it driving around campus occasionally but I didn't know the guy.

Wikipedia says it's DOHC with 9500rpm redline. Pretty radical for the late 1960s.

I guess the heritage is in name & spirit. Honda went for a REALLY long time without any roadsters at all.

 

You have to love 237hp out of a 2.2L with 25mpg! All these other darn sports cars are just wasting everyones gas.[sm=boohoo.gif]