The Honda S2000 is a roadster manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company. It was launched in April 1999 and was created to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary.
Introduced at the 1995 Tokyo Motor Show,[1] the Honda SSM concept car was the design study for the production S2000. The SSM (which stood for "Sports Study Model")[2] was a rear wheel drive roadster powered by a 2.0 L (122 cu in) inline-4. It featured a push-button starter and central division between the driver and passenger which Honda claimed to improve the vehicle's rigidity. All of the body panels were aluminum and the car had a 50/50 weight distribution.