The Japanese company has started talking about the successor S2000, not hiding from the competition of their ambitious plans: it will be «faster alternative» roadster Mazda MX-5 and Fiat 124 Spider. However, in the US market the new product is likely to appear under the premium brand Acura, and if so, then it will compete more and Audi TT Roadster, and along with the successor BMW Z4.
According to the publication Autocar, citing its exclusive sources, the successor to get perednemotornuyu layout and rear-wheel drive. Rather, under the bonnet top versions will be slightly forced 1,5-liter «turbochetverka „return will increase to 180 horsepower (instead of the usual 150). A more powerful version will be equipped with 2-liter supercharged engine from the Civic Type R (it produces 310 hp, but its obviously deforsiruyut).
To this must be added the automaker has declared «extreme settings» suspension and chassis, as well as a limited slip differential on the rear axle.
And what about the hybrid, the progress, the environment? Honda has not denied the probability of occurrence of such a model, which would occupy a niche just below the supercar NSX. In addition, the development and elektrosportkar wheel drive technology is based on a hatchback CR-Z, to take part in the rise of the mountain Pikes Peak. These are the four electric motors that can together give out 350 hp
