New S2000 Rumours Gather Pace With Plans For Twin-Charged Engine

We'd be first in line to ask for a brand new S2000, since two CT staff have owned them and most of the rest us have driven one, and the exciting new project could incorporate an electric supercharger
New S2000 Rumours Gather Pace With Plans For Twin-Charged Engine

We know the supposed ‘new S2000’ saga has been going on for a long time, now, but we can’t help getting a bit excited about the latest development.

Car and Driver has sourced content from Japan’s Holiday Auto magazine, suggesting a two-stage boosting system that combines a turbo and an electrically driven supercharger, similar to a system we’ve already seen from Mitsubishi.

New S2000 Rumours Gather Pace With Plans For Twin-Charged Engine

In theory, that would eliminate turbo lag while producing as much as 320bhp in the rumoured rear-wheel drive roadster. The engine, says Car and Driver, would be longitudinally mounted and coupled to an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission (damn).

We really hope this turns out to be true, to recreate the S2000’s glorious driving experience for the modern era. We also hope it has a manual option, but hey, you can’t have everything.

It won’t be launched before 2018, and it could be pushed even further back, so don’t hold your breath, but we want it.

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Comments

Anonymous

The most important question is would v tec,kick in yo?

01/31/2017 - 13:02 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Hey Matt there’s no manual option?

01/31/2017 - 13:02 |
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Nicolas

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Twincharged VTEC yo

01/31/2017 - 13:04 |
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Deyan Nikolov

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Vtec will kick very hard yo.

01/31/2017 - 13:27 |
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iCypher(Joel Chan)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’ll kick in REALLY hard, I’m sure.

Best that you’ve first bought Life Insurance, then.

01/31/2017 - 13:44 |
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Deoxide

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It would kick in.

Its going to be renamed to
“Ultimate VTEC+”

01/31/2017 - 14:28 |
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Tatsuya Mikkinoppe

Make the handling as good as/better than the AP2 and all is well.

01/31/2017 - 13:04 |
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Joshua Lue

Theres 2 aspects to this in my opinion

When driving-
VTEC kicks in “yo”

When somebodys trying to steal it-
Disklok kicks in “yo”

01/31/2017 - 13:11 |
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Jesus, I haven’t even heard the word Disklok since my neighbour owned her mk3 Fiesta, and that went in 2001

01/31/2017 - 13:18 |
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MKM099

The real question is, can I LS swap it?

01/31/2017 - 13:18 |
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ThatFordGuy

In reply to by MKM099

The real question is, what can’t you LS swap?

07/28/2017 - 03:09 |
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Poke

If the S2000 was called S2000 because of the new Milennia,surely this one would be called the S2020 or something along those lines (Yes I know it actually refers to Displacement of the engine but there is no harm in theorising)

01/31/2017 - 13:21 |
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OptimusprimeG1(TheCivicTypeRGuy)

In reply to by Poke

Wait i always thought the 2000 meant the engine displacement in cc’s

01/31/2017 - 13:50 |
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Anonymous

Theyll use the type r motor. Lol.

01/31/2017 - 13:26 |
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Unknown

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

That wouldn’t be too bad I guess

01/31/2017 - 16:37 |
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Anonymous

ok but could people still say nice miata in the next s2000 ?

01/31/2017 - 13:31 |
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ThatFordGuy

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

ugh

07/28/2017 - 03:11 |
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Anonymous
01/31/2017 - 13:33 |
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Anonymous

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

01/31/2017 - 14:06 |
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