Honda S2000 Successor Could Take The Fight To Mazda MX-5 And Fiat 124

Honda is said to be working on a new version of its S2000 model, to tackle the new Mazda MX-5 and Fiat 124 twins in the roadster market.

The previous S2000 was canned in 2009 after a decade on the market and following a rethink from Honda about its overall line-up, but it now appears the Japanese carmaker is no longer content to watch its rivals take the spoils.

The UK’s Autocar says unnamed company insiders have given the word that a new S2000 is in the works.

The news supports an earlier report from October which also claimed the S2000 was to return (with hybrid power), and patent images revealed mid-year (although mid-engined in appearance) would appear to strengthen the argument that a new model is near.