Something rather interesting is brewing over at Honda, if these spyshots are to be believed. The photos show an undisguised concept of some form – a speedster that appears to be mid-engined, but smaller than the NSX, hinting of a potential mid-pack sports car/roadster that sits above the S660.
Although the nose is much lower than the NSX, the mystery show car shares many of the supercar’s design details, including slit-like headlights, a large front grille flanked by twin air intakes, massive side scoops aft of the doors and an aggressive rear end with slim tail lights, gaping vents and a sizeable diffuser. The centre exhausts exit between the tail lights McLaren-style, and orange Volk Racing TE37 wheels add a touch of pop.
Indeed, the concept looks very similar to a car shown in patent images unearthed in 2015, albeit with a different rear end. Back then, it was rumoured that it would feature a 1.5 litre VTEC Turbo engine paired to an NSX-style three-motor hybrid system, delivering a total output of around 300 hp.
The use of a mid-engined hybrid setup, as well as the ZSX name trademarked by Honda last year, mean that the car would likely be marketed as a “baby” NSX, rather than an outright S2000 successor. The idea of a trifecta of Honda sports cars is certainly mouthwatering, especially when you consider that on the other side, Toyota is also looking to build its own triple threat lineup…
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honda, well done..bring it to production
Wayyy better than McLaren for sure.
Give us all new model for crx, crz..
It will be great..
Honda S660 Type R…Steady!
agreed do full revival like the Toyota doing, more competition please.
High possibility S2000
design language like the ‘S’ series model of Honda
Nice design… but it would be more practical with roof on.
A low rider mid engine L15B17 hybrid sounds interesting. Though, the real car will probably look slightly different from the concept, which doesn’t have a roof. Would love to drive this for a few laps on Sepang F1 track.
First April is still a few weeks away. So it’s probably not meant as a joke. Looks quite nice actually. Judging by the small side mirrors, this is probably a prototype. But the lack of a roof means racing leathers and helmet is probably required to drive one.
It so powderful that it needs small little wheels to sapot the rear big wheels.
Any car that looks like its on steroid, flanked by twin air intakes, massive side scoops, very low with protruding large wheels & large tail spoiler will always be interesting to look at.
What more when its rumored to have 300 H/P on tap. All in all, this will be a worthy successor to the sporty S2000.
Probably won’t make it to production… too low… front portion directly slices the tibia of the pedestrian unless that bonnet pops up forward when about to hit something like the LC500. Seriously.. a bit too road hugging… then again it might evolve into something road worthy… just like how the CRZ started out.
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Looks like a Lotus. If only they can bolt on a turbo, this car will have what it takes to to compete with the Nissan GTR. Sorry Toyota, you do not have any capable cars in your lineup to compete with this. No wonder there are so many unsold Altis and camrys collecting dust in showrooms and second hand dealers.
reminds me of Zenos E10, with windshield more of a hazard than actual practical use.
No hybrid please. This kind of car is supposed to be light and agile. So keep it simple. About 200+ HP is good enough for a light weight car. And include a manual gearbox as well. That is where the fun is. Put an option for AWD as well.
No need to fight the GTR. It only need to fight the Mazda MX5 , Toyota 86.
Collaboration between honda and mclaren? Habisla the price also