日本《Holiday Auto》杂志披露，本田将推出S2000，该车定位在S660和NSX之间。由于明年是本田成立70周年，同时也是第一代S2000发布20周年，因此预计该车将于明年发布。该车将搭载本田新开发的涡轮增压汽油引擎并将搭载电动机械增压器，这将比普通的双涡轮增压引擎更有助于降低油耗，同时可直接去除涡轮迟滞现象。该技术与三菱开发的系统非常接近，同时将使这台中置引擎功率达到238千瓦/320马力。与引擎搭配的是八速双离合自动变速器。不过目前没有手动变速器的任何消息。第三代S2000预计将在明年9月开幕的巴黎车展，或者更晚开幕的洛杉矶车展发布，起价预计5万美元（约合人民币34.3万元）。

 

Honda S2000 revival to get twin-charged 2.0-liter with 320 hp

A report coming from Japan’s Holiday Auto magazine indicates the S2000 is indeed coming back to slot between the tiny S660 and the NSX supercar. It’s apparently set for a 2018 launch when Honda will celebrate its 70th birthday and at the same time 20 years since the debut of the original first-gen S2000 roadster.

 

A newly developed turbocharged gasoline engine will be at the heart of Honda’s new S2000 and will allegedly feature an electrically driven supercharger to cut fuel consumption in comparison to a conventional biturbo engine and at the same time virtually remove turbo lag. It is believed the technology will be in many ways similar to Mitsubishi’s system and in this application it will give the mid-engine sports car a total output of more than 320 horsepower (238 kilowatts) channeled to the road through an eight-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission. Sadly, there’s no word at this point about the availability of a manual gearbox.

 

The third-generation Honda S2000 is expected to arrive in September 2018 at the Paris Motor Show or later the same year in Los Angeles with an estimated starting price of $50,000.