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Naked Honda S2000 Has Acura Headlights, Is Almost Hellaflush

They call SEMA 2019 the "Supra spam" because of all the Toyota sports cars with body kits that are on display. So could that be enough to force Honda into reviving the S2000?
Naked Honda S2000 Has Acura Headlights, Is Almost Hellaflush 6 photos
Photo: Reyes_s2k on Instagram
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People want to see several JDM specials brought back to life. There's the RX-7/8, the Silvia, the Mitsubishi GTO, but especially this. The S2000 still feels fresh and interesting but bringing it back always seemed like a tricky thing.

Honda contemplated a mid-engined sports car with hybrid tech, like the NSX. But it's pretty clear that what Americans really want is the engineering special, all-engine, fun to drive and interesting to tune.

This little project is a perfect demonstration of how crazy the community gets. Belonging to Reyes Jesus aka @Reyes_s2k, it apparently won some kind of SEMA award two years ago. The guy appears to be an auto mechanic and this is his baby.

First off, the stance featuring extra-wide Rotiform wheels is almost Hellaflush. "Almost" because there's no fenders for the rubber to sit flush with, which doesn't mean this is a stripped-out Mad Max machine. In fact, this happens to be one of the best S2000 custom paint jobs we've ever seen.

Every piece of the engine is now in full view, and it's gorgeous. You can't find any stock bits here, just custom-made manifold, radiator, a giant red turbocharger. She's pushing 400 horsepower now, and just like with the Civic Type R, both VTEC and Turbo can kick in, yo!

Bits of a body kit can also be spotted here and there, like the custom bumper and extensions at the back. You also can't miss the eyes. While the old S2000 was dated by its headlights, this one borrows them from an Acura. To our untrained eyes, these are ILX lights, but we could be wrong about that since the bottom part is hidden.


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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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