The Honda S2000 should be the purist car-nut’s dream ... At the same time the plastic rear window became glass and the GT (an extra £1000) was launched complete with removable hard-top.

This is not an early-noughties Honda S2000. Well, it sort of is ... But it stands to reason, given the Ford Explorer 8.8-inch rear end, that it could be a beefier Tremec or ZF transmission ...

although thanks to the Honda's long wheelbase and extreme front-mid engine placement, it carries 53 percent of its weight on the rear axle. And at around 3,200 pounds, the S2000 still undercuts ...

A two-seat roadster, the Honda S2000 paid homage to the S500, S600 and S800 roadsters sold during the 1960s. Mindfully created for great handling balance with an emphasis on 50:50 weight distribution, ...