More Rendered Speculation on Honda S2000's High Performance Hybrid Coupe Successor

Not sure what to think about this one....Truth to be said, we've lost track of the number of inside stories and rendered scoops concerning Honda's rumored, but never officially confirmed, S2000 successor that have made their way on the internet from various Japanese magazines the past year or so.

We've no idea if Best Car's latest story on a high-performance hybrid sports coupe that would essentially replace the S2000 is based on facts or fiction, but the Japanese magazine is once again claiming that Honda is working on what could be best described as the CR-Z's big brother.

Aside from the new rendering that has nothing in common with the magazine's previous S2000 CGI, Best Car this time says that the sports model will be a 2+2 coupe with a hybrid powertrain combining a 2.5- or 3.0-liter engine to an electric motor.

No word if power will be transferred to the rear axle or as previously claimed, to all four wheels.

Source;
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-rendered-speculation-on-honda.html

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