Honda FF-S2000 Rendering

To accompany the previous article (http://thehondaportal.blogspot.com/2009/05/honda-may-introduce-2-new-hybrid-sports.html) here is a pic of what they may be proposing the next gen S2000 hybrid.

Source;
http://www.autospies.com/news/Honda-Planning-Two-New-Hybrid-Sports-Cars-44291/

Look at all these Rumours, In front of me every day ....

At this point these are just rumours!


Here is a concept of the next gen Toyota Supra (V10 or V12 for 340k?!?)
They seem to think that the Next Gen Honda S2000 has been spared....

Nissan is apparently looking at bringing a 4 door GT-R to the market?!?

InsideLine's correspondent in Japan says that despite the global economic crisis that has caused the demise of the Acura NSX, there are plenty of good things on the way from Japan's top automakers.

Adding fuel to the rumormill fire, Peter Lyon reports that Nissan is hard at work developing two models based off the Nissan GT-R: the oft-rumored four-door Infiniti and a Porsche Cayenne-fighting SUV, a vehicle that has already been denied by Nissan. Naturally, he doesn't disclose his sources, nor does he go into detail about the automakers efforts, but both models are expected to be released sometime in 2011.

The rumored demise of the Lexus LF-A is also open to debate – yet again – and according to Lyon's logic, after Toyota made the decision to continue its Formula One campaign, the automaker "still wants to bring its first true supercar to market." The V10-powered luxo-coupe is supposedly 12 to 18 months off and pricing is expected to retail for close to $340,000.Two other vehicles on the chopping block that Lyon says have been spared are the Honda S2000 replacement, which could debut in late 2011 or early 2012, as well as Toyota's plans to bring back the Supra with V6 power in 2011. The all-new Subaru Legacy which debuted in Detroit is also slated to arrive in production form this May, with sales beginning sometime in the fall.

We are not entirely convinced that any of these projects are sure things, so until we get confirmation from the individual automakers, we'll remain comfortably numb to the news.

Source (via Inside Line).

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/16/rumormill-nissan-gt-r-based-sedan-and-suv-in-the-works-lf-a-on/

Next Gen Honda S2000?

The cover of the latest issue (09.10.08) of Japan's Best Car magazine features a rendering of a yellow roadster and the table of contents asks "New S2000!?"

Also shown on the cover adjacent to the rendering of the yellow roadster are some cropped photos of some sort of roadster prototype, but judging by the small wheels and 4-lug hubs, it doesn't appear to be the S2000 successor. Could it be the long rumored sub-S2000 roadster? A new Beat? (Please?)

Source; http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=782222

Lot's of speculation on this forthcoming vehicle. Here are some links to previous articles that I have put together;

http://thehondaportal.blogspot.com/2008/07/could-this-be-2011-honda-s2000.html

http://thehondaportal.blogspot.com/2007/11/inspiration-for-next-s2000.html

Could This be the 2011 Honda S2000?

Looks like the anticipation for the current S2000 replacement is building. No official word from Honda on this car, and this is only a 'rendered speculation' of what the car may or may not look like.

"While we still haven’t received any official word on the S2000 replacement, Japanese car magazines are at it again drawing up their own renderings of Honda’s next generation rear-wheel-drive roadster. According to T.L. who sent us this latest scan, the unnamed Japanese magazines says that new S2000 is expected to be unveiled in 2010 with worldwide sales starting in 2011. It is stated that Honda’s S2000 will offer buyers more options in terms of powertrains, including two new engines, a 2.4-liter 4-cylinder V-TEC unit delivering approximately 250Hp and a 3.5-litre V6 V-TEC unit with about 350Hp. "

Source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/07/2010-honda-s2000-roadster-rendering.html

Here is the link to my previous article on this subject;
http://thehondaportal.blogspot.com/2007/11/inspiration-for-next-s2000.html