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Earlier this month word of Honda's decision to cancel its Honda/Acura V8 program, the CR-Z convertible and the next-generation S2000 emerged, but today Honda has officially announced that the 2009 S2000 will be the last.

Produced for a full decade, from 1999 (as a 2000 model year car) through 2009, the S2000 has finally reached the end of its road. Along the way it received minor suspension and appearance updates, a slightly larger engine and other refinements, but it lived that decade in largely the same form it was created.

Honda hadn't originally intended the S2000 to extend much beyond its introduction, however. It was designed and built as a tribute to the company's 50th anniversary, envisioned as a limited-edition run.

"The S2000 is a sports car designed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "It raised the bar for all future roadsters, and it's already considered a classic by many Honda fans."

The final iteration of the car is still on sale now, in standard and CR, or Club Racer, form. Whether the cancellation of the S2000 means the vehicle is in fact dead, or is simply being replaced by another sporty roadster, is yet unknown however.

Rumors of ongoing S2000-replacement development have persisted in the face of corporate indications to the contrary, so at this point it's anybody's guess. The only thing certain is that 2009 marks the end of the line of the original, and still competitive, S2000.
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  1. ma_gus avatar Gus Chyba Posted: 1/26/2009 3:24pm PST

    What a shame. This is the only interesting car Honda makes, and Toyota doesn't even have an interesting car...
     
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  2. ma_Jason avatar Jason Posted: 1/26/2009 4:06pm PST

    @Gus:

    I dunno, the RSX is still being made. It is probably the best handling FWD car ever produced. That's somewhat of an accomplishment considering all the sports oriented FWD cars out there. Then again, the end of the S2000 means the end of the undeniably impressive F20C engine. Oh well, at least Honda still makes nice motorcycles!

    Oh yeah, and Toyota... I see them slowly turning in to GM. Just with no Corvette and a more Buick-centric theme.
     
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  3. ma_gus avatar Gus Chyba Posted: 1/27/2009 7:36am PST

    At least Nissan has some soul, with its Z and R...
     
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