Canadian Honda exec shuts down hopes of a S2000 successor

Were you ever a fan of the Honda S2000? And as such, have you been waiting for its return? Well, prepare to be crushed. A Canadian executive from Honda has some bad news for you as he said that the roadster is dead.

His statement has then been supported by Hayato Mori, senior manager for product planning as he revealed to Auto Guide that the demand for the Honda S2000 is not high enough to revive the said vehicle. Mori also said in his statement that it is not easy to make money on such a sports car, especially with the growing popularity of crossovers.
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MDarringer - 2/2/2018 8:30:39 PM

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Honda is incapable of understanding that to build a successful sports car for its brand it must be (1) affordable, (2) very powerful, and (3) stunningly gorgeous.

The S2000 was overpriced, had an annoying engine, and was dull as dull can be.

TomM - 2/3/2018 7:05:46 AM

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As I recall - the S2000 had an engine that required high rev's to produce any power - making it a bear to drive. Today - drivers do not need to make compromises like that - and won't.

MDarringer - 2/3/2018 11:14:55 AM

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Most people who "love" the S2000 are hypocrites who have never driven one. It had a big 4 cylinder which gave it NVH issues unbecoming of a car at its high price. You had to rev the holy hell out of it to extract the performance which made NVH even worse. Beyond that, it was not the handling holy grail. It was pretty horrible all in all.