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Honda S660 Sold Out, But Young Buyers Steering Clear

The first production run for Honda’s S660 sports car has sold out, with all 8600 units spoken for and the order book full until June next year. All of the S660s have been sold within Honda’s home market of Japan, but the carmaker may have b


The first production run for Honda’s S660 sports car has sold out, with all 8600 units spoken for and the order book full until June next year.

All of the S660s have been sold within Honda’s home market of Japan, but the carmaker may have been surprised by the average age of the new model’s primary customer.

Bloomberg reports that 80 percent of S660 customers are aged over 40, and that many have purchased the roadster as a ‘weekend’ car to complement their daily drivers.

Honda spokeswoman Misato Fukushima said that those daily drivers are also Hondas, as the majority of S660 customers to date have been loyal fans for many years.

A lack of young customers for the S660, which is pitched as a youth-oriented model, could indicate problems for Honda in the Japanese market if the carmaker perceives it is struggling to win over new (and younger) customers.

The S660’s market divide is also a complete reversal of the S2000 roadster, for which 80 percent of customers were aged under 40 upon its introduction in 1999.

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