Mugen SS2200 Is a Strange, Single-Seat S2000 Concept
The SS2000 was a one-off, totally impractical, and incredibly cool concept.
True Oddity
Mugen has produced a host of cool parts and entire concepts over the years, but few compare to the strange and somewhat forgotten SS2000 - a one-off, single-seat concept produced by the aftermarket tuner that debuted at the 2000 Tokyo Auto Show. Aside from being a bit strange and impractical, the SS2000 is also notable for looking futuristic even now, a full 21 years later.
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Different Cockpit
Purely a design exercise, the SS2000 certainly turned every head when it was revealed decades ago with a cockpit that looks more like something you'd see in a race car than the S2000's factory threads. The instrument panel looks like it came straight from a motorcycle, while there's a racing seat, harness, and roll bar for safety.
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Bizarre but Cool
Everything here that isn't custom comes from Mugen, of course, including its huge rear spoiler, rear bumper, air intakes, and various other bits and pieces. A set of 18-inch MD-F wheels, along with partial headlight and taillight covers, helps pull it all together in a truly bizarre-looking package.
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Power Bump
Putting the SS2000 on a diet resulted in a concept that weighed a mere 2,100 pounds, however, which undoubtedly helps performance. Meanwhile, the F20C inline-four received a bit of a rework with forged pistons and a displacement increase to 2.2 liters, which gave it a bit of a power bump - 11 horsepower - for a total of 258 ponies.
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Improved Performance
Coupled with the weight loss, that was good enough to propel the SS2000 from 0-62 miles-per-hour in just 5 seconds flat, a big improvement on the stock time of 6.2 seconds. It was truly an interesting product, but one that ultimately just didn't make sense for production.
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Revisiting an Idea
Regardless, Mugen once again revisited the idea of a racing-focused S2000 a few years later in 2007, when it produced the Open-Top Pure Sports Concept, though that particular model was a two-seater. Thus, the SS2000 still stands alone as one of the strangest yet most interesting versions of Honda's open-air sports car ever produced.
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