Honda S660

Mugen has tuned the adorable Honda S660

A Mugen-tuned mid-engined roadster for under 20 grand. What's not to love?

Adorable kei car news from Japan! This is a Honda S660 modified by Mugen, and we need little else in our lives. Any possessions that won’t fit in its diminutive storage areas aren’t worth hanging onto. Let’s call it the Marie Kondo car.

As a kei car – and thus limited to 660cc of engine capacity and a 63bhp peak output – Mugen hasn’t suddenly thrown a ginormous turbo at it and freed up proper Boxster-bashing performance. Rather it’s given the already striking S660 a further does of aesthetic aggression and a bit more dynamic edge.

A new set of bumpers and side skirts are made from vacuum-formed plastic, while there’s a rear spoiler (of probably negligible aero benefit) and a set of forged alloy wheels, staggered in size and measuring 15in up front, 16in at the rear. It’s like it’s a baby supercar. Cute.


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What Car Is Your Forbidden Fruit?

It seems like some of the best cars are just out of reach.

One of the hardest parts about being a car enthusiast is yearning for a car that you cannot have. What car is your forbidden fruit?

Cars can be forbidden for a number of reasons. Maybe you can’t have it because it was never sold in your country and is illegal to import. Maybe it’s just financially too far out of reach for any regular mortal. Or maybe you have bills and responsibilities.

My forbidden fruit is the Honda S660. This little kei-class roadster is Honda’s modern take on its classic tiny roadsters like the Beat and the S500. Like the Honda Beat, the S660 features a mid-rear engine layout driving the rear wheels. That 658cc turbo three is good for 63 ponies, which is transmitted through a manual transmission. It has similar performance specs as the old Beat, but in a sleek, modern body.

 
What Car Is Your Forbidden Fruit?

It seems like some of the best cars are just out of reach.

One of the hardest parts about being a car enthusiast is yearning for a car that you cannot have. What car is your forbidden fruit?

Cars can be forbidden for a number of reasons. Maybe you can’t have it because it was never sold in your country and is illegal to import. Maybe it’s just financially too far out of reach for any regular mortal. Or maybe you have bills and responsibilities.

My forbidden fruit is the Honda S660. This little kei-class roadster is Honda’s modern take on its classic tiny roadsters like the Beat and the S500. Like the Honda Beat, the S660 features a mid-rear engine layout driving the rear wheels. That 658cc turbo three is good for 63 ponies, which is transmitted through a manual transmission. It has similar performance specs as the old Beat, but in a sleek, modern body.

Yeah such a bummer that we're not getting it in SA :cautious:
 
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