[VK79]

http://imgs.worldcarfans.com/2010/6/25/medium/15511628092092829666.jpg

Patent filings in Japan by Honda suggest that the automaker is working on a new roadster to take over where the Honda S2000 left off

Oh boy 8,000-9,000 RPM F20/K20 + Electric motor for low rpm torque... this is gonna be sweet.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/110062226951/honda-s2000-successor-to-be-a-mid-engine-hybrid

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

fuck i want a high revving high output sports car, not some hybrid bullshit to save some silly trees


ughhhh :rolleyes:

[Presto]

^^^

Good job on just reading the title. Doof.

Oh boy 8,000-9,000 RPM F20/K20 + Electric motor for low rpm torque... this is gonna be sweet

[twitchyzero]

fuck i want a high revving high output sports car, not some hybrid bullshit to save some silly trees


ughhhh :rolleyes:

even exotics will eventually move into the hybrid territory (porsche 918, F599)
don't be so narrow-minded

[satek]

Mid engined? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room in there.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^^^

Good job on just reading the title. Doof.

skimmed thru the article



not feeling the need for hybrid


dont know, drove my friends camery hybrid, and i absolutely hate it. No joke

[twitchyzero]

Mid engined? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room in there.

it's an artist sketch from like more than a year back before they filed this patent

[Evolutionian]

lets hope honda doesnt make the same mistake toyota does.. giving up sports cars for the economy crap.. cheap plastic.. etc.

[Mugen EvOlutioN]

^

with their new design, it sure seems that way

[Tegra_Devil]

everyone will need too accept ALL sports cars and super cars will ONE DAY be hybrid/full electric.

[jmvdesign]

Ferrari and Lamborghini have plans to release hybrid products in the coming years.

[shenmecar]

sure, as long as it doesnt spoil the fun!
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[tofu1413]

^ what he said.

and as long as it makes the right sounds. i dont care.

[Tegra_Devil]

^ what he said.

and as long as it makes the right sounds. i dont care.


honda is planning on putting speakers under the car for authentic VROOOM VRRROOOOMM noises on all electrics

[mb_]

^honda & soundracer working together?

[chris walter]

honda is planning on putting speakers under the car for authentic VROOOM VRRROOOOMM noises on all electrics

they should make electric cars sound like the ones in StarWars
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[orange7]

lawl those LED fog lights (?) lawl


who started them anyways???

I see them on porsche, benz, vw, and audi.

[Chun~]

Mid engined? Doesn't look like there's a lot of room in there.

front mounted mid engine? as long as the engine is between the two axles, it is "in the middle of the car" so its mid-engined, just like the original s2k

[marc0lishuz]

Rendering from Autocar UK is a bit more mid-engine friendly
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Honda/Honda-216101033563851600x1060.jpg

Honda's patent for a mid-engine layout
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Honda/Honda-216101033572451600x1060.jpg

[Manic!]

Honda's patent for a mid-engine layout
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Honda/Honda-216101033572451600x1060.jpg

Mid engined golf cart wft???:haha::haha::haha:

[saveth]

if its anything like the crz its gonna fail. I hope its a real sports car first and environmentally friendly second.

[XtC-604]

i wouldn't mind if it was a 2.0L f20c in that thing coupled with an IMA (integrated motor assist) for instantaneous torque, then have the engine kick in at like 3.5k all the way till 9k for some mad vtak. Car must be <2900lbs, and be able to run low offset wheels without over fenders/ replacements.

[twitchyzero]

maybe by then you can buy AP2's for like 13k haha

[JoshuaWong]

If this is true, the Honda obviously gotta get their head checked.

NSX Successor -> HSV = FR?
S2000 Successor -> = MR ?

I think it would make more sense if the HSV was a hardcore on steriod successor to the S2000 and leave the MR platform for NSX

I don't know if its just me, a Mid Engine sports car that is from Honda and not called a NSX is awkward.

[tofu1413]

Dont forget the honda beat!
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[XtC-604]

mid engine doesn't mean behind the driver only... as long as its sitting either on top or between the axles then its Mid engine.

[CP.AR]

don't forget guys. Electric motors have instant torque, no need for power conversions through gear ratios and stuff like that. If Honda gets it right, you might have the insane power acceleration of an electric, with the "oomph" of an internal combustion further down the line.

[TOS'd]

everyone will need too accept ALL sports cars and super cars will ONE DAY be hybrid/full electric.

:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZlpRdQlRI


On a side note, TG tmr!

[orange7]

^

yup.. now we need a respectable person to create an official top gear thread.

[Ludepower]

Rendering from Autocar UK is a bit more mid-engine friendly
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Honda/Honda-216101033563851600x1060.jpg

Honda's patent for a mid-engine layout
http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x408FFFFFF/Car/Honda/Honda-216101033572451600x1060.jpg

OP's pic looks better... gotta see real life pics though....original s2000 is still a beauty

[falcon]

Dont forget the honda beat!
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I used to have one! :thumbsup:

[orange7]

give it 1 year max before honda decides to cancel to this project.

[falcon]

Honda sucks anyways. Mazda Miatas are better.

[FerrariEnzo]

even exotics will eventually move into the hybrid territory (porsche 918, F599)
don't be so narrow-minded

Porsche has already made a hybrid version.. they entered it in the GT2 or GT3 race, it led for most of the laps but it died the last 5 laps or something like that.