Next Gen Honda S2000 May Feature Type R Motor
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"The juiciest details will undoubtedly surround the car’s expected powertrain. In contrast to the original coupe’s 250 hp naturally-aspirated 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, the new model is strongly rumored to employ a tweaked version of the current Civic Type R’s 2.0-liter turbo that pumps out 320 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. Of course, the S2000’s drivetrain would have to be re-engineered from the Type R’s front-drive to the S2000’s rear-drive format, but one source mentioned that a figure of 350 hp was being considered. Obviously the Civic Type R’s brilliant, close ratio 6-speed manual transmission would be carried over to the new S2000."
Is future next gen s2000 owner here...?
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Whoa
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@dawrx Yes, please.
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Original coupe?
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Next gen S2000? Oh come on. It's been dead longer than it was alive. That corner of the market has shrunk AND Honda has less (fewer?) balls than ever.
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Hyphen why do you hate gifs?
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@Tekamul we can hope though!
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"Obviously the Civic Type R’s brilliant, close ratio 6-speed manual transmission would be carried over to the new S2000."
No... I'm pretty sure that's not how transverse-mounted transmissions work. Unless the gearset can be swapped into a rear-drive housing.
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@dawrx “Obviously the Civic Type R’s brilliant, close ratio 6-speed manual transmission would be carried over to the new S2000."
I doubt that very much, unless the new S2K goes transverse engine/fwd or mid-engined, MR2 style. They’ll need a new box, but I’m sure there’s options from Aisin, ZF, getrag, etc. that they could adopt.
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@daswauto I caught that too. Lazy writing by Forbes, or the author isn't a car guy.
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@nth256 said in Next Gen Honda S2000 May Feature Type R Motor:
Lazy writing by Forbes, or the author isn't a car guy.
Probably both. Does Honda even have a rear drive manual in stock or would they have to develop one?
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@tekamul don't kill the dream, man lol
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Dunno if it was true or not, but I've read that Honda lost money on the S2000 program, a couple hundred down the drain for each car sold (yes, I know that the technology costs carry forward and decrease the engineering and production costs of future products. But). I don't think the car market is in the right spot right now for another S2000, and it probably will never be. If Honda makes a next generation S2000, it will likely be electrified in some way as a technology development platform. That doesn't mean it won't be a true drivers' car like the original.
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@dawrx I'm fairly certain they're all FWD. Maybe something on the Acura side has RWD? Either way, they could probably source a rear diff from something beefy like an AWD Pilot/Passport, and just build a new transmission. Not sure if the gearing on that diff would work, tho.
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@qaaaaa there are rumors there will be a Type R variant in the future with electrified rear wheels, kinda like a reverse NSX. So its not impossible to eventually see some application of that same tech in a future S2K.
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@nth256 sounds like more development in the opposite direction than Honda wants to go. I think Qaaaaa is right in that it will likely end up electrified.
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@daswauto Doesn't the CTR transmission have a lot of issues with grinding shifts and other unpleasantness? I remember when they first came out people were having syncros start to fail within 10k miles. Haven't personally heard someone describe it as a brilliant transmission.
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@dawrx Or maybe a...
[clutches pearls]
... FWD S2000???
I hope they call it a Prelude, if that's the case.
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@dawrx said in Next Gen Honda S2000 May Feature Type R Motor:
@qaaaaa there are rumors there will be a Type R variant in the future with electrified rear wheels, kinda like a reverse NSX. So its not impossible to eventually see some application of that same tech in a future S2K.
Honestly, I'm surprised they haven't done that yet. I mean, Toyota does it on the Prius.
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@theturbochargedsquirrel Huh I didn't hear about that but its certainly possible. I think it was really highly rated on test drives by journalists, but that's not representative of long term experience.
"Honda Manual = Godlike" is kind of a meme though.
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@theturbochargedsquirrel No idea, I was quoting the quote above. It's well regarded, generally, but irrelevant in any rwd sports car discussion.
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@just-jeepin said in Next Gen Honda S2000 May Feature Type R Motor:
Hyphen why do you hate gifs?
Funny thing is, I see your gif. It worked.
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