3 cylinders and 63 horsepower doesn't exactly sound like most people's idea of a sportscar or roadster, but Honda seems to have struck the right tone with the S660. Road and Track took a spin in the little 2-seater and came away notably impressed. "Thankfully, the S660 is an exemplary sports car, more than any
three-cylinder economy car has any right to be. The easy comparison to
make is that this is Honda's answer to the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Then, you
realize that the S660 is endowed with just 63 horsepower."
For a company like Honda, which produces many of the world's most popular models, like the Civic and the Accord, producing an ultra-niche vehicle like the S660 is an ambitious venture. It's also very possible that we will never make it to the states, at least in it's current configuration.
No one will ever confuse the S660 with anything resembling practical. There is essentially no storage, so this isn't going to be a long road-trip type car, but then again, it was never meant to be. But what it lacks in practicality in makes up for in driving enjoyment.
The S660 comes standard with a newly-developed 6-speed manual transmission. Although there is an available continuously-variable transmission, for a pure driving experience, the manual would seem to be the way to go for most people. The turbo-charged inline 3-cylinder may not wow you with it's pure numbers, but it sounds and drives like something much more powerful.
We don't know if Honda will ever move the steering wheel to the other side and bring it to the U.S., but we would certainly welcome the opportunity to give it a drive.
For a company like Honda, which produces many of the world's most popular models, like the Civic and the Accord, producing an ultra-niche vehicle like the S660 is an ambitious venture. It's also very possible that we will never make it to the states, at least in it's current configuration.
No one will ever confuse the S660 with anything resembling practical. There is essentially no storage, so this isn't going to be a long road-trip type car, but then again, it was never meant to be. But what it lacks in practicality in makes up for in driving enjoyment.
The S660 comes standard with a newly-developed 6-speed manual transmission. Although there is an available continuously-variable transmission, for a pure driving experience, the manual would seem to be the way to go for most people. The turbo-charged inline 3-cylinder may not wow you with it's pure numbers, but it sounds and drives like something much more powerful.
We don't know if Honda will ever move the steering wheel to the other side and bring it to the U.S., but we would certainly welcome the opportunity to give it a drive.
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