Reports are out, Honda S1000 is a go for production

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: It says the Type R S1000 will be priced at $30,200 AU which is $23,648 US at the current conversion rate.

I read it as the regular S1000 is $30,200 AU and no S1000 Type R model is discussed in the article?

Hmmmmm.... will I fit????

6', 235, broad shoulders

calteg wrote: Think of it less as a sports car, and more as Honda's answer to the Smartcar, Scion IQ, etc. It's a city car that happens to be sporty. It's got the same HP as a Cruze and weighs 1100lbs less.

I think you may have nailed it. The advantages of a Kei car in Japan aren't present in the majority of the U.S.

oldeskewltoy wrote: Hmmmmm.... will I fit???? 6', 235, broad shoulders

Nope.

calteg wrote: Think of it less as a sports car, and more as Honda's answer to the Smartcar, Scion IQ, etc. It's a city car that happens to be sporty. It's got the same HP as a Cruze and weighs 1100lbs less.

Exact same idea as the Mk1 MR2. It's a sporty, city runnabout.

They'd sell like crazy in Canada!

oldeskewltoy wrote: Hmmmmm.... will I fit???? 6', 235, broad shoulders

Car & Driver said: The cabin is tight but comfortable. A six-foot-two-inch driver can fit behind the wheel and change gears without smashing his knees against the steering wheel—only just, mind you.

Petrolburner wrote:

calteg wrote: Think of it less as a sports car, and more as Honda's answer to the Smartcar, Scion IQ, etc. It's a city car that happens to be sporty. It's got the same HP as a Cruze and weighs 1100lbs less.

I think you may have nailed it. The advantages of a Kei car in Japan aren't present in the majority of the U.S.

It would not take much to dominate that market in NA. I drove both thinking that they would bubble with agility commensurate with the small size. Truth is that both the iQ and the Smart have a chassis that is lubed with novacain.