Honda S2000

The Honda S2000 is making a comeback... but not as an all-new model to rival the BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster. To celebrate 20 years since the rev-happy roadster's launch, Honda Japan is preparing a custom one-off for the Tokyo Auto Salon. And no, it's not standard.

Honda engineers are reportedly in the early stages of research and development for a new-generation Honda S2000 convertible sports car. Autocar reports workers form the Japanese car maker’s advanced engineering department recently attended an S2000 owners’ meet in the British Isles to talk with enthusiasts about the car to inform their decisions in terms of positioning the mooted new model and how the company can best reconnect with its fan base.

The boss of Honda has confirmed a new Civic Type-R hot-hatch, a Jazz-based baby SUV, a new Legend flagship sedan and a successor to the S2000 convertible sports car will all go in production within the next three years. Honda CEO Takanobu Ito made the exciting revelations during his mid-year speech, in which he outlined the Japanese company’s plans and ambitions for much of the next decade.