Photo: thesketchmonkey / Instagram
The Japanese automaker Honda started off 2024 strongly in America, where its January sales report was filled with big words like growth, records, and strong deliveries. Naturally, they're feeling quite confident right now.
American Honda reported more than 93k sales in January, which is an increase of more than 10% compared to the same period last year, and it was primarily thanks to the namesake Honda brand's jump of almost 13% to 84k units. The electrified CR-V crossover SUV and Accord mid-size sedan also brought home a new record of best-ever January deliveries, while the Civic also jumped no less than 23.6%.
That means a couple of things – the appetite for new Honda models is insatiable as the novelties (Pilot, Civic, Accord, HR-V) bring in new customers, and passenger cars still represent an essential factor in the purchase process. As such, it is no wonder that Honda has already teased the upcoming introduction of the facelifted Civic series for the 2025 model year, complete with the arrival of a new Civic Hybrid at the same time.
The company also has a bullish outlook for the entire year, with the introduction of the Prologue electric SUV, the CR-V Fuel Cell Vehicle, and the Odyssey receiving styling and technology improvements. But is that enough for diehard fans, especially since there's only one high-performance model in the lineup, the 2024 Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback?
Not at all, of course. However, if Honda doesn't want to change the status quo in the real world, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has no qualms about doing that for them. As such, here's Marouane Bembli, a virtual artist better known as TheSketchMonkey on YouTube, who is keen on unofficially bringing the Honda S2000 roadster gem back to CGI life - again.
The pixel master previously worked on resurrecting the sports car on a couple of occasions. Still, every time the changes were skinned over the AP1 (1999-2003) or AP2 (2004-2009) generations, so they acted more like facelifts rather than all-new creations. Now, though, the CGI expert started from scratch – a BiC pen 'doodle,' continued with Photoshop lines, and wrapped with a splash of airbrush to unofficially envision the next-generation (AP3) Honda S2000 roadster.
Of course, unlike the originals, this reinvented sports car won't feature one of the highest specific power outputs of a naturally aspirated car. If Honda brings it back like this, it should come with the 2.0-liter K20C1 turbocharged inline-four seen under the Civic Type R hood, which can churn out up to 325 hp in Japan and Europe. There's also the option of electrification with either the potentially new powertrain featured by the 2025 Civic Hybrid or the two-motor setup with 204 horsepower as used by the CR-V and Accord Hybrid models.
That means a couple of things – the appetite for new Honda models is insatiable as the novelties (Pilot, Civic, Accord, HR-V) bring in new customers, and passenger cars still represent an essential factor in the purchase process. As such, it is no wonder that Honda has already teased the upcoming introduction of the facelifted Civic series for the 2025 model year, complete with the arrival of a new Civic Hybrid at the same time.
The company also has a bullish outlook for the entire year, with the introduction of the Prologue electric SUV, the CR-V Fuel Cell Vehicle, and the Odyssey receiving styling and technology improvements. But is that enough for diehard fans, especially since there's only one high-performance model in the lineup, the 2024 Honda Civic Type R hot hatchback?
Not at all, of course. However, if Honda doesn't want to change the status quo in the real world, the imaginative realm of digital car content creators has no qualms about doing that for them. As such, here's Marouane Bembli, a virtual artist better known as TheSketchMonkey on YouTube, who is keen on unofficially bringing the Honda S2000 roadster gem back to CGI life - again.
The pixel master previously worked on resurrecting the sports car on a couple of occasions. Still, every time the changes were skinned over the AP1 (1999-2003) or AP2 (2004-2009) generations, so they acted more like facelifts rather than all-new creations. Now, though, the CGI expert started from scratch – a BiC pen 'doodle,' continued with Photoshop lines, and wrapped with a splash of airbrush to unofficially envision the next-generation (AP3) Honda S2000 roadster.
Of course, unlike the originals, this reinvented sports car won't feature one of the highest specific power outputs of a naturally aspirated car. If Honda brings it back like this, it should come with the 2.0-liter K20C1 turbocharged inline-four seen under the Civic Type R hood, which can churn out up to 325 hp in Japan and Europe. There's also the option of electrification with either the potentially new powertrain featured by the 2025 Civic Hybrid or the two-motor setup with 204 horsepower as used by the CR-V and Accord Hybrid models.
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