S2KI - Honda S2000 Community

S2KI would like to thank Hondata for their generosity and welcome them as a sponsor of a brand new Special Interest forum named S2000 Engine Management. The new forum is monitored by Hondata sales and technical staff to assist those with Hondata and other engine management products for the S2000.

Hondata is excited to announce their new S2000 engine management solution, FlashPro which allows full user tuning and datalogging of late model S2000. It includes Windows based software called FlashProManager. The FlashPro connects from your laptop’s USB port to your vehicles diagnostic port to provide 90 second programming with a variety of calibrations with extensive real time and stored datalogging capabilities.

Take a trip  over to the S2000 Engine Management forum to say hello and check out the new FlashPro. The FlashPro and other Hondata products are available from many of our sponsors.

Following our previous report for the availability of the European Civic Type-R in Japan, it looks like the model is on its way to Japan as you read this. Japanese market will get a taste of the Civic Type-R very soon, since some of the first vehicles are already on board and left from Southampton port. This model is being produced in the UK for Europe and this time for the Japanese market as well. Honda plans to have about 2,000 units available in Japan in three colours, Championship White, Alabaster Silver and Milano Red. As for the performance the 2.0 liter engine produces 201 hp and we expect to go higher once the Japanese tuners get their hands on it.

“Please take good care of your S2000, keep it by your side for long and enjoy it from the bottom of your heart. And share the quality and legacy of the S2000 with many friends so that the legend of the S2000 will continue for long”

These were the words by Shigeru Uehara San, chief designer of the S2000, that marked the Euro Meet 2009 event of the 10th anniversary of production of the S2000, last April at Trentino, Italy.

We are proud to present you the official photos of the Euro Meet 2009.

With the celebration of Honda’s 50 years in America, the 2009 Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas, was a good opportunity to present many historic and equipped vehicle full with accessories. Apart from the Honda Accord Sedan that was on show with many Mugen accessories, Mr. Bruce Smith, vice president of Parts Operations for American Honda said that “Customized Honda cars factor strongly into SEMA history and are a big part of Honda’s 50 years in America. With a growing accessory lineup, now including Mugen kits for the Accord sedan and Fit, Honda is committed to supporting personalization of our vehicles into the future”. However, one thing that caught our attention is that they are rumours by many Honda executives, that something big will be announced or even presented in the world of motorsports next year in Japan. We can only expect something like the revival of a new NSX. So far the rumors are building up and if something like that actually do happens, then we could really say “Big in Japan!”.

Continue reading →

Honda Insight gets a very significant award by the Committee of Japan Automotive Hall of Fame as the Car of the Year 2009-2010.
The three basic factors which led to this award are, the strategy of affordable pricing Honda used in marketing the hybrid Insight; the Insight’s balance of driving performance and environmental performance and last but not least, the balance of performance and fuel economy at cruising and higher speeds offered by Integrated Motor Assist (IMA), Honda’s original hybrid system. Honda Insight is now the first hybrid vehicle that achieves the status of the best-selling automobile among new vehicle registrations in Japan.

Acura’s vehicle lineup of 2011 will be more interesting with the addition of a TSX sport wagon based on the popular TSX sports sedan. This model will be available at Acura dealerships in the fall 2010 and will feature balanced performance, advanced technology and bold styling as described by Acura.

American Honda has made a really great and very clever decision to reduce the CO2 emissions produced, by eliminating 1,720 truck trips from San Diego all the way to northern California. To achieve this major task, Honda American announced the opening of a third West Coast port facility in Richmond, California. This means that a substantial portion of company’s current vehicle import operations will be shifted from the port of San Diego to the new Richmond facility. This will help American Honda to increase efficiently the service on Honda and Acura dealers in Northern California and will support greater rail capacity for transporting vehicles to points east.

Continue reading →

Honda Marine USA, announced an innovative online sales training program for Honda Marine dealers. The all new program will offer comprehensive sales education modules. This new course by Honda Marine University has been implemented to promote sales educational excellence among Honda dealerships in the US. Since the foundation of Honda Marine University, the ability of train service professionals has been increased on an individual level while maintaining a consistent, customer-focused message across its dealer network.

Continue reading →

Please find below details on Honda’s latest information release.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of September 2009 and the first half of the current fiscal year (April-September 2009).

Production
First Half of Current Fiscal Year (April - September 2009)

Production in Japan for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008).

Production in regions outside of Japan for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 13 years (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997), although production in Asia and China respectively set all-time record for the first half of a fiscal year.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six years (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004).

Continue reading →