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Honda S2000 (AP1/AP2)

Years
1999–2009
Chassis
AP1/AP2
Drivetrain
FR
Honda S2000 (AP1/AP2)

Image: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima / CC0

Story

A grade lineup rare even worldwide, with a 6-speed manual on every model. It adopted a "high X-bone frame structure" aiming for rigidity equal to or better than a closed body.

Stories

01

From the warm reception of the SSM

The SSM, a front-engine, rear-drive open sports concept car shown at the Tokyo Motor Show, was well received, and development of the S2000 began. Uehara became its development lead, and the S2000 was launched as Honda's 50th-anniversary model.
Shigeru Uehara

Chassis

Width1,750 mmHeight1,285 mm
Wheelbase2,400 mmLength4,135 mm
Curb weight
1,240-1,270kg

Production plants

  1. Tochigi Factory Takanezawa Plant

    Takanezawa, Tochigi

    1999–Apr. 2004

  2. Production moved in Apr. 2004

  3. Suzuka Factory

    Suzuka, Mie

    Apr. 2004–2009

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since April 202425 years after sales began in April 1999
Last cars
Eligible during 203425 years after sales ended in 2009 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Shigeru Uehara

Shigeru Uehara

Hometown: Nerima, Tokyo

Development leader (LPL) of the first-generation NSX. A specialist in research on handling and stability, he adopted a midship rear-drive layout and an all-aluminum body. He was also in charge of the planning and development of the Integra Type R.