Honda Planning Two New Hybrid Sports Cars

As you may know already, the Honda NSX was canceled (or is in standby, we don’t know for sure because the manufacturer wants to keep things secret) while the S2000 is reaching the end of production (S2000 Ultimate Edition was revealed at this year’s Geneva Motor Show) which means that the Japanese car manufacturer has currently no sports model in its range of products. Ok no don’t get sad because Honda is currently preparing two new sports cars! One is the CR-ZX, which apparently will be something like a sporty Insight because it will use the hybrid technology in combination with a direct-injection 2.5-liter engine.
The other model will be a successor of the Honda S200, dubbed FF-S2000 by Japan’s Best Car Magazine, which apparently will use a 3.5-liter V6 engine and the 4WD technology, which means that it will be a direct competitor to the Nissan GT-R. It appears that this vehicle will also carry the new KERS technology installed to the 2009 lineup of F1 challengers. For those who don’t know how this works, here it is: when the car utilizes the brake system, the energy that is produced is channeled to the IVT (infinitely variable transmission) and is utilized to spin the flywheel up to 64,000 rpm; when the car accelerates thereafter, the stored energy is released to provide a bump in power and boost energy efficiency. For the moment these are the only data available but as soon as we will find out something we will let you know!
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STJ88 - 5/24/2009 1:42:03 PM

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Honda has realy lost its way!

inspirion7 - 5/26/2009 9:14:11 PM

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For most manufactures to be relative in the future, the company needs to find a niche market or try to re-invent its line up and I think Honda is on its way in doing so. Look at the Civic line, the Fit and the Insight. Sport cars are by no means practical, but if they make them fuel efficient and green, then the guilt is gone. This is a good move for Honda.

Corsis - 5/24/2009 1:48:02 PM

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Great so they're replacing the S2000 with a heavy AWD Car that will likely cost 80,000 dollars. How the hell does this car get dubbed a successor to a RWD roadster.

Bad job Honda. A sporty insight and a GTR fighter. Everyone who misses the RWD S2000 will be lining up for one of those.

Lamborghini_vs_Ferrari_Racer - 5/24/2009 5:28:41 PM

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Perhaps 1UAW you have never driven a S2000 and the way it revs, it is therapy for one's soul, well mine atleast and I am not even a Honda fanatic!

vwrules - 5/25/2009 11:20:54 AM

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I dont think people are going to be interested in 80.000 dollar sports cars anytime soon,sad but true. As a car company how can you spend the green on it rite now?

pageman - 5/25/2009 2:04:38 PM

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Will this be the new CRX? Now the CRX-H

firwood6516 - 5/28/2009 9:14:49 PM

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I now have an acura RSX type S. I love honda reliability but this the last FWD car I will own. SORRY hONDA YOU'VE LOST ME. i AM SHOPPING ELSEWHERE.