Honda S2000 History
Catalog record
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Launched for Honda's 50th anniversary in 1999, the S2000 was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive roadster with one of the highest-revving production engines ever — the 2.0-liter F20C spinning to 9,000 rpm.
A larger 2.2-liter F22C1 followed for the US (AP2), and production ran through 2009; the S2000 is Honda-badged worldwide, never an Acura.
Generations
AP1 · AP1 (F20C)
The original 2.0-liter, 9,000-rpm F20C roadster.
2001 Photo: “2001 Honda S2000 2” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2003 Photo: “2003 Honda S2000” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
AP2 · AP2 (F22C1)
US-market larger 2.2-liter F22C1 with revised gearing and chassis tweaks (from 2004).
2007 Photo: “2007 Honda S2000” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2009 Photo: “2009 Honda S2000 3” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Body styles
- Convertible
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