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09-13-2013, 02:02 AM
<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/" rel="tag">Honda</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.gtchannel.com/blog/scoop-honda-working-rwd-compact-sports-car"><img alt="2006 Honda S2000" data-caption="2006 Honda S2000." data-mep="7445" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/977x655+148+140/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/d6e2f1e6b7fcb48515d36b0225192afd/007-2006-honda-s2000.jpg" /></a><br />
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There's a joke phrase from a popular movie that gets tossed around the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/"><em>Autoblog</em></a> offices when ever a big change or announcement is coming: "Hold on to your butts." It's usually accompanied by <a href="http://youtu.be/-W6as8oVcuM">a video of Samuel L. Jackson</a>. That's the advice we'd recommend for reading this article. <a href="http://www.gtchannel.com/blog/scoop-honda-working-rwd-compact-sports-car"><em>GTChannel</em></a> is reporting that a new, small, lightweight, quick successor to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/s2000/">Honda S2000</a> is being "seriously considered."<br />
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Citing an unnamed source within the Japanese automaker, <em>GTChannel</em> goes on to list a few interesting tidbits about the new vehicle. From the sounds of it, though, if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> is planning a new roadster, it's in the absolute earliest stages of development.<br />
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What's apparently being discussed is a car that's smaller than a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mx-5/">Mazda MX-5</a>, in terms of its dimensions. Under hood would be a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/vtec/">VTEC</a> engine, displacing anywhere from 1.3 to 1.5 liters, with <em>GT Channel</em> making the apt suggestion that the 1.5-liter, 132-horsepower mill from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/fit">Honda Fit</a> could make its way into the new roadster. Curb weight would be in the realm of 2,000 pounds, which would make a 130-odd-hp engine seem absolutely heroic. Rear-wheel drive would be a given, although we aren't sure about the site's suggestion that a five-speed manual will be on offer. Styling could draw from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+n-one/">N-One</a>, a popular, Honda-badged kei car.<br />
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As if this isn't all sounding too good to be true, the source also claims that Honda is targeting the $20,000 price point. The potential MX-5/Toyobaru fighter could be ready by 2015 or 2016. Now, we've checked our calendars, and April 1 is still over seven months away, but we'd still advise you take this with a rather large grain(s) of salt. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/hondas-slate-for-tokyo-auto-salon-includes-s2000-revival-many/">Rumors of a new Honda roadster</a> have appeared and disappeared with tide-like regularity since the moment the S2000 died, and none of them have come to pass. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/acura+nsx/">NSX</a> revival was followed by nearly a decade of will-they, won't-they rumors and telephone-game whispers before Honda actually buckled down and built something. It seems like the same thing could be happening here.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/">Affordable, lightweight Honda roadster revival in the works?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20719506/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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There's a joke phrase from a popular movie that gets tossed around the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/"><em>Autoblog</em></a> offices when ever a big change or announcement is coming: "Hold on to your butts." It's usually accompanied by <a href="http://youtu.be/-W6as8oVcuM">a video of Samuel L. Jackson</a>. That's the advice we'd recommend for reading this article. <a href="http://www.gtchannel.com/blog/scoop-honda-working-rwd-compact-sports-car"><em>GTChannel</em></a> is reporting that a new, small, lightweight, quick successor to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/s2000/">Honda S2000</a> is being "seriously considered."<br />
<br />
Citing an unnamed source within the Japanese automaker, <em>GTChannel</em> goes on to list a few interesting tidbits about the new vehicle. From the sounds of it, though, if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/">Honda</a> is planning a new roadster, it's in the absolute earliest stages of development.<br />
<br />
What's apparently being discussed is a car that's smaller than a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mazda/mx-5/">Mazda MX-5</a>, in terms of its dimensions. Under hood would be a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/vtec/">VTEC</a> engine, displacing anywhere from 1.3 to 1.5 liters, with <em>GT Channel</em> making the apt suggestion that the 1.5-liter, 132-horsepower mill from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/honda/fit">Honda Fit</a> could make its way into the new roadster. Curb weight would be in the realm of 2,000 pounds, which would make a 130-odd-hp engine seem absolutely heroic. Rear-wheel drive would be a given, although we aren't sure about the site's suggestion that a five-speed manual will be on offer. Styling could draw from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/honda+n-one/">N-One</a>, a popular, Honda-badged kei car.<br />
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As if this isn't all sounding too good to be true, the source also claims that Honda is targeting the $20,000 price point. The potential MX-5/Toyobaru fighter could be ready by 2015 or 2016. Now, we've checked our calendars, and April 1 is still over seven months away, but we'd still advise you take this with a rather large grain(s) of salt. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/27/hondas-slate-for-tokyo-auto-salon-includes-s2000-revival-many/">Rumors of a new Honda roadster</a> have appeared and disappeared with tide-like regularity since the moment the S2000 died, and none of them have come to pass. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/acura+nsx/">NSX</a> revival was followed by nearly a decade of will-they, won't-they rumors and telephone-game whispers before Honda actually buckled down and built something. It seems like the same thing could be happening here.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/">Affordable, lightweight Honda roadster revival in the works?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20719506/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/12/affordable-lightweight-honda-roadster-planned/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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