Richard Hammond Reviews The 1999 Honda S2000

[@TheHardik112]

Producer: “So, Richard. How do you want to start this segment” Richard: “I will slowly walk down steep hill & try not to slip and fall on my face” Producer: “Perfect”

[@MPOTW]

Incredible, this S2000 looks like a brand new car today, way ahead of its time

[@kingwindie]

MPOTW exactly my first thought

[@Optiganone]

I think it looks more like mid 00's car, but yeah

[@Eeter26]

MPOTW not enough giant chrome grills. Oh and it’s not an suv.

[@taekwondotime]

Just goes to show that subtle styling holds up over time. The most outrageous styles fall out of favour really quickly.

[@sham3420]

@@taekwondotime very true

[@centralintelligenceagency9003]

"Who wants a supercar that can outgun a Ferrari but looks like a Honda?" I do.

[@SimonAndMattie]

You and me!

[@evan8tor21]

I second this

[@DarthVader-1701]

That Honda's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.

[@Eeter26]

Me too!

[@s2kgirl804]

Exactly!

[@joshkiej6601]

the car is 15 year old and it still looks modern

[@Bossaquartet]

It really has aged well, Its the interior and materials used that are showing its age though!

[@joshkiej6601]

***** i think you are describing the average american

[@icantw8]

joshua de backer I can imagine it still will when this car turns 30.

[@SnowdriftBoy]

Richard Hammond was 15 and does not look modern! 😀

[@satellite964]

It is 2017 and the car still looks modern.

[@falagarius]

The car aged better than his jacket.

[@polarbear111000]

I am an American middle aged man, and I have owed an s2000 since 2007 in New Formula Red. I agree 100% with Ricardo Ellison's comment that the s2000 is a "girls car". In fact, I can't even keep track of how many girls have said they love the car and want to go for a ride. I am more than happy to oblige.

[@leviwrigley5260]

love that xD

[@hotcock4813]

Men like it too.

[@joellopez1637]

Only men look at me in mine.

[@Paynos]

Hammond seems to have stolen Clarkson's jacket here

[@SamTeks]

Hammond has the bigger balls though ... Clarkson didn't drive that rocket car, did he?

[@iraqiraqi5475]

Even more confusing, Hammond did not know Clarkson until 2004, when he first joined of the Top Gear Team.

[@nineisalso6237]

It wouldn’t of fit him

[@Ellis01234567890]

2003. But they met years before that anyway.

[@petrolhead999]

@o z Hammond, Clarkson and May was the presenters of the old Top Gear. And all of them should be host of the new Top Gear, but James was busy and can join to them only in 2 season. They were know each other before the Top Gear 2002.

[@Tntmadman530]

Why do these videos always say the S2000 is ugly? I think it's the meanest, sexiest car ever made.

[@changchufeng8340]

Agree

[@Scubaskot]

+Tntmadman530 i would not say its the sexiest car ever made, that would be stupid, i can say that its beautiful, u cant not deny that...if i can name 2 most beautiful cars in the world i would say F40 and citroen SM Opera

[@ComaComaComaComaComaChameleon]

+Tntmadman530 He did call the Boxster beautiful (assuming he's taliking about the first gen), so don't take his opinion as very reliable...

[@SwishaSilva]

Front reminds me of a mouse hahaha but it's a beautiful car

[@mannygonzalez3068]

+Tntmadman530 Also one of the least masculine, only a step above the Miata. There's no way I can look at an S2K and not think "Suki" from 2Fast2Furious.

[@kuruptzZz]

this car is a classic, way ahead of its time

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

kuruptzZz Um, no. It was exactly a product of its time and appreciated as such.

[@march12314]

@Nick Motsarsky If you're as blind as a bat (and equally dense), absolutely. Really wouldn't be much more to appreciate there.

[@ramanjitsingh4340]

@@nickmotsarsky4382 Ferrari took ten years to break the record

[@PuReGhOsTT]

@@nickmotsarsky4382 L comment

[@MrVTEC555]

One of the most beautiful cars ever made! Honda never fail to amaze me.

[@buca9696]

The NSX looks just as good as any Ferrari.

[@BroadcastBro]

tavi921 not to mention that many people confuse it with a Ferrari.

[@ricoheningburg8764]

Thank you

[@Bubbaburp]

Any Ferrari? Any?

[@s50201]

hahaha why the random walking down the hill in the beginning

[@jayvee1949]

"production value" LMFAO

[@menacexp]

lmao...looks like Hammond is having some issues going down that hill too!

[@RicoCamacho]

I love mine

[@sisterofslaanesh666]

I'm surprised he didnt fall down it knowing him...

[@waytosacramento3843]

Because we all know what happens to Richard on hill CLIMBS...😜

[@dumyjobby]

2016- now the old boxter, z3 looks ancient while the s2000 doosn't look so outdated because of the simple elegant design. i think now with the taste of today i think the s2000 looks better than most of it's old cometitors

[@neelparmar6690]

More reliable too. Honda really nailed this car, shame it didn't have a successor...

[@o-manhe-man1353]

Neel Parmar They sort-of replaced it with the CRZ but that was shit

[@dapottis]

Oliver Heap CRZ was the successor to CRX not S2000

[@SpyderRios]

Dumy Jobby it doesn't hurt that the S2000 doesn't have a replacement unlike the other two.

[@basithph8958]

Car like Z4, Miata, Boxster, TT, and MR2 are great cars. But the S2000 beats them all.

[@soundseeker63]

Even 16 years later there aren't many cars with N/A engines putting out 118bhp per liter. In fact I can only think of two makes, Ferrari and Porsche, to ever better it. The styling was also well ahead of its time. The strength is in it's simplicity, which is why its still crisp and elegant looking even next to new cars. I'm thinking it could be a future classic.

[@samr1321]

indeed. I think it is still ahead of many cars in 2016.

[@Derkenblosh2]

RX8

[@LoveBandit1000]

All true but why purposely handicap the car with such a small engine? Nobody made them put such a small engine in the cars they exported. Who wants to rev their engine to NINE grand to wring performance out of it? And torque (which is what makes car FEEL powerful) is woeful. If it was designed for some race series where the limit was 2.0 liters, I could understand the choice of such a small engine but they could have squeezed a 3.5 liter narrow-angle V8 in this car and really had something special. And nine model years without any significant improvements?...What a blown opportunity, IMO...

[@Derkenblosh2]

LoveBandit1000 says someone who's never owned one... wish I could have afforded an s2k over my rx8 (2nd)

[@Ehal256]

I'm confused, who doesn't want to wring their engine to 9000 RPM? Also, honda isn't known for their V8s, outside of very expensive racing engines. They're most known for smaller high-strung inline-4s. Why would you ever expect anything else?

[@SupramanTRD]

he thinks the interior is a joke? it's the best part of the car, a track car is supposed to be to the point, no useless shit and they did an amazing job. The seats and gauges are great

[@AdamAus85]

I dunno man. I jumped in one and I found the interior a bit underwhelming. Especially as a guy who, if I had one, would not take it to the track. Otherwise, excellent car.

[@roninsanati1397]

SupramanTRD I understand that many people use their s2000 as a track car for track day. But he wasn't trying to review this car for a *TRACK DAY BRO* and that is why he said that it wasn't a good track car, he was reviewing it from the point of view of an average suburban dwelling man. He even said that is is a good car. Just because you got burned fan-boy self got burned.

[@gregolas597]

@@buffkangaroodog if you ever go to a track day, half the paddock is either s2ks or Miatas

[@mattcharlson80]

Did they film him coming back from urinating in the bushes on the side of the road as the film started?

[@Thesaltyseafish]

"who wants a supercar that looks like a honda" ...and now NSX's are fetching ferrari 355 money

[@grandmaster-grouch]

people who know how to drive. who wants a super car but not want to reach its potential.. sadly everyone.

[@peterwyattmiddleton]

+Thesaltyseafish says more about Ferrari's resale value than anything..

[@Thesaltyseafish]

+peter wyatt middleton. The 355 is actually appreciating nicely and is one of the more collectible ferraris, it's the last of the dual airbox lower tech cars. Some people just don't want to do engine out jobs every 3 years or deal with plebs spitting on their cars and insulting them.

[@mannygonzalez3068]

+Thesaltyseafish Asking price doesn't necessarily translate to selling price. The NSX is a neo classic, sure, but Ferraris will always retain both value and demand. It's not about performance numbers, it's about pedigree.

[@koopatroopa187]

+Thesaltyseafish Those days are going to soon be over. With every new year, another production year of NSXs reach 25 years. Why would people pay ridiculous amounts of money for an Acura NSX when they can get a Japanese import NSX for less (especially now when the exchange rate is far in the favor of those buying with dollars)?

[@Menandmotors]

Richard Hammond reviews the 1999 #Honda S2000! #MenandMotors #cars #reviews

[@Kasou01]

that awkward walking down the hill at the beginning though haha

[@Y2Kvids]

kasou01 he went up to pee .

[@NjoyMoney]

The first NSX is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, timeless :D

[@JeanV1986]

I love that car. It still looks great today.

[@FabulousSecretPowers]

What was Hammond doing at the top of that hill?

[@KDD8]

You dress like a male stripper he man, your argument is invalid.

[@ivanrocha84]

Taking a shit

[@sisterofslaanesh666]

trying to look tall

[@Jollyjosh19]

Walking down a curb

[@clericduran]

Dogging

[@m1tnick]

Porsche Boxster more beautiful? I can die laughing on that.

[@willyoueatmyshorts1]

I agree, the Porsche Boxster did not age as well. Nor did the MB SLK.

[@wtollick0953]

i had an '01 S2000 for 16 years 'til it became a money pit. had to move on. i saw this video and had to indulge. if i could, i would buy another. this car saved my life literally 20 times. the things this amazing machine got me through, well.... it's the best car ever built. for the money?...... blows away anything over 80,000. the fun, memories, did i say fun? nothing like it ever built. thx Honda.

[@PuReGhOsTT]

One of the greatest cars ever made.

[@nuka5619]

He's using the left hand drive model. Lovely car

[@20spray1]

I still have a hard time believing that this car is 20 years old. It still looks modern

[@giannilupo2284]

one of the best review ever made!!

[@alucard0712]

my dream car. actually affordable!

[@jaypalo]

Indeed, also note the great Japanese Honda reliability!

[@potatomanjr]

Im sure you know to be careful sense they have no traction control and ABS

[@pethyboy92]

potatomanjr mine has abs

[@potatomanjr]

Jack Curtis My friends doesnt have ABS.. Thats weird..

[@pethyboy92]

I'm pretty sure they came as standard. Also the AP2 had traction control but was optional.

[@Ioanides001]

a review without sideways driving? must be the 90s then..

[@MrLalasd]

They really got to bring it back. I would buy one in a heart beat.

[@InTheZoneAXC]

you should just buy one now and enjoy it forever. They're making a 2016 S2000, awd, electric front motors, mid engine. Everything that made the s2000 special probably won't be in this car and it sounds like it's going the way of complicated drivetrains and technology. It'll probably be much more expensive due to the hybrid design and added carbon fiber parts. I'm hoping it's not ruined, but to me it may already be. They ruined the new nsx, it's only natural they'll have the same influence on the new s2000...

[@evan8tor21]

This car aged insanely well compared to other roadsters in the price range

[@ParthaDey97]

The S2000 has aged so well, you'd never think that car is nearly 20 years old

[@heavilyguarded694]

The RPM gauge on the S2k is amazing, i love u Rich but u was blind on this one bud.

[@automotomahi]

21 yrs back a good digital dash ... Honda knows the future

[@Mowgli_89]

Looking sharp Hammond!

[@hightower2537]

why is he scaling a mountain haha

[@extremeanalogmusic6296]

That intro was dumb af XD

[@kleinbottled79]

Very desirable car in San Diego. Watched em on craigslist for a while when I was car shopping. They tend to sell above Blue book out here, and they sell fast. Add a nice set of rims and they look great, at least to my eye.

[@krognak]

At 2:45 I thought he was about to drive into a tree! I must be too used to Top Gear antics...

[@matsuraku4685]

He’s right about the design, It’s great! I just got mine yesterday😍

[@RetroKingOG]

This was released 1999??? Geez this looks as if it was 10 years ahead of time! They had push button start in 1999 geez way ahead of the time!!

[@stretcher]

Doesn't show the engine or trunk once, and still does a beautiful review. Really is about using words to place the viewer there!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

The Honda NSX and S2000 are both quite dashing machines!

[@osamaFXX]

1995-2005 was the golden decade of small roadsters. unfortunately that trend faded away after that many manufacturers stopped making them or at least stopped "caring" for them like small updates outdated engines and minor facelifs and they rarely if ever advertised

[@orangeman9237]

The car was way ahead of its time when it first came out. I wish there was a new one.

[@athfdrizzle]

this car was and still is YUUGE!

[@diablosimujen5822]

This is a fun car to drive. The BMW z3 and z4 are nothing compare to this honda

[@ivarb629]

Who else wants to see an updated version?

[@bornagainmotoring]

Review still holds up after all of these years. I don't like how he grabbed the side mirror in the beginning though.

[@angelicaramirez8325]

Es de 1999 pero el modelo es como de un auto moderno, Espectacular!!! simplemente hermoso, uno de mis carros favoritos!!!

[@FaeraOthronus]

I just got one that needs work before it can drive again, I can't wait to drive it

[@johndavid2054]

I had an MX 5 and shortly after bought an S2000. Both capable. The S2000 was absolutely sublime but twitchy in the wet. Forgiven though! Currently have Honda number 14. Age has steadied me up. The 4x4 is accomplished and full of tricks. The Beat is the toy.

[@ChosenHandle117]

I've had one for a while now... it's great.

[@billoddiea]

Absolutely deadly car...the rear end is knife edged on the limit.

[@naikjoy]

He is 30 years old here.. so he started at the same age I'm now. Nice so its never to late.

[@mattvjmeasures]

s2000 is such a fun, fine car to drive.

[@BurtSampson]

One of Honda's greatest motors/cars. And that's saying something.

[@koendeleersnijder]

Really looking forward to upgrading to this car after a few years. Just bought my long awaited mx5 NA. Going to enjoy that a little bit first since the s2000 was significally more expensive

[@RaspberryCai]

Few cars still look modern almost 2 decades after they were launched. R34 skyline, S2000, MG TF to name a few, all still look very modern.

[@brucepate4974]

Hammond. miss you guys.

[@seinsmeld13]

I miss my S2000. I got around to a replacement a 2009 Boxster S. Both beautiful cars.

[@thchsnn-vm6vo]

What a timeless classic

[@elementkx]

Whats up with those headlight washers? It looks hilarious! Are they require sin the UK?

[@globanxiety]

the resale value right now for one of these s2k's are beyond impressive

[@OrchidEleven]

hammond is a true wordsmith what class

[@paulhall170]

It's hard to find an unmolested S2000 in Australia these days, but what an engine!

[@PuReGhOsTT]

And now I own one. Crazy

[@SilverforceX]

18 years later and the S2000 still looks top notch. Timeless design, truly. And oh, it's engine is still kicking ass while the 1999 Boxer or Z1 have died long ago.

[@jallalabadreturns]

lmao richards dress sense ,,,, looks like he;s tried to dress up in Jeremy Clarksons clothes.

[@dariunas]

+jallalabadreturns First thing I thought when seeing this too :)

[@friedchickengossip]

+jallalabadreturns haha, I was thinking exactly the same thing

[@cibriosis]

+jallalabadreturns Indeed..but thaen he actually met Clarckson..and everything changed

[@friedchickengossip]

Are you afraid of penises Paul?

[@jakubpiotrowiak8096]

As for me it is one of the best looking roadsters ( better looking than any MX-5 till day dor sure). Eaven in 2017 it looks modern and just nice.

[@abem.4206]

Favorite car for life.

[@shawnnewcomer4879]

Do not get me wrong, this is great viewing👍 But I quickly got anxious for the coming helicopter, boat, or new age form of transportation race.

[@iantownsend5480]

This car is brilliant & that the end

[@bilal00276]

This car like about 5 years old. Yet it's 17 years old! Lovely car. Design was waaay ahead of its time

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Honda S2000, Nissan 350Z, BMW Z3, Porsche Boxster, all fun cars to drive.

[@trappedinlafayette]

Best car I ever owned, would have another in a New York minute....................

[@stewiehitler9145]

I'm lusting the _Honda S2000_ (99 - 2009) is New Millennium perfection smooth roadster, showed its true time of the beginning of the 21st Century biggest celebrated car by Honda in this century. Ahead of its time! Damn that car came out of a time machine. It already had a modern interior, new racing seat, engine start button, modern speed gauge and don't forget it had high spec headlamps but until S2000 2004 rear and the front headlamp of NSX (2002-06) had xenons LED's before. Elise, Z3, Boxster, MX5, TVR was no rival to this. Not to sure remember the in-car electronics though did have a on-board sat nav in 2002 models onwards. It has as ageless body due to its composition and it goes back to the days of NSX in 1990s when Honda was designing technologically clean efficient fuelled cars for that entire decade. Honda engines beautifully machined for pleasure. The car was initially a futuristic project important year for the modal in 1995 and appeared at the Tokyo Motor Show 1995 and fully completed production model released 4 years later with a newer styling.

[@jannonapster120801]

That RAY BAN is the real eye catcher LOL.

[@SoulReaper599xx]

S2000 one of the greatest 2 seat cars ever made.

[@MElekiaZ]

Hammond walk like asimo honda robot in the first scene of the video lol 😂

[@kieranwhite6647]

Superb cars and they've aged very well

[@AnabolicAsylum]

I wouldn't consider the NSX a supercar. I would put it in a "near supercar" classification. Joining the GT-R, 911's, Rx-7 twin turbo & the Toyota Supra twin turbo among others.

[@cappuccino3444]

Detailed Obscurity it actually is a supercar though, those others are definitely not 3 year old comment I know

[@GLo1991]

Ki lol

[@Luisvcesar27]

The S2000 it's a legendary...

[@onelapvideo]

5:00 - impressive - the exhaust passes you before the car does!

[@taekwondotime]

Not sure why people knock the styling of the S2000 or the NSX. They have a timeless elegant look -- something that is sorely lacking in the over-styled car industry today. When you achieve that right balance like Honda did, you have a car that never ages. A car that people never get tired of looking at.

[@Zerocontroler]

I love his reviews he is awesome :)

[@ashkay780]

I'm surprised Hamster did not fall off at the start lol

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Probably,The most pretty roadster in 21st Century! It's always good,even if it's already 50 years!

[@kilppa]

The beginning of Hammond descending that hill looks so awkward. :D

[@derekga6973]

As nice as they are original put a modern design set of alloys on these today and they look fresh and still drive SOLID My favourite car of all time

[@womb_raider]

love how they tried to make hamlinson cool with shades

[@CursedheartMiki]

This car looks awesome for his age :O

[@Mitchx42]

It's a car with looks that age well

[@joebro391]

It's like stumbling upon someone's high school graduation photo :D

[@eldominicano217]

funny how he said the looks of the s2000 were dull compared to the miata and bmw z3....both are ugly

[@abem.4206]

I'm not a fan of the Z3 but the miata is beauty.

[@notsocialatall]

Beauty is an entirely subjective thing, y'know.

[@88omair]

The s2000 is a handsome thing it is

[@TheMetalButcher]

Gotta agree with notsocial, beauty is subjective. The miata, and s2000 are ok, but the z3 is a fine looking car. Enough so for me to buy one.

[@bleensteen9331]

If you would have reached 4 minutes into the video, he does actually say it looks 'fantastic'.

[@StephenWhite55]

The S2000 styling was designed by Pininfarina, not Honda - it's a timeless classic.

[@samuraijack1996]

The king of all roadsters

[@RaspberryCai]

Only a few cars still look modern years after they were made. The s2000 is one of them, the r34 is another, 350Z still looks fairly modern too.

[@driftking4AGE]

The car is 22 years old & it still looks modern.

[@Wallstreetavarice]

Not sure what he means by flakey switchgear. I much prefer the tactile feedback and quality of the interior in my 2002 S2000 to my 2005 Boxster S(which is miles ahead of the boxster in 1999). Ride quality and refinement on the other hand goes to the porsche by a mile.

[@roihansen5177]

Why on earth is he walking down that slope?! :-)

[@crxracer805]

My thoughts exactly. Then I searched the comments to see if someone would say anything about it.

[@zunedog31]

+Rói Hansen It's just where they were filming and a neat little location to shoot the intro.

[@chilled913]

+zunedog31 so he said hey film me walking down this hill for a cool intro?

[@zunedog31]

Caleb D Not sure, I wasn't there. It was probably a stylistic choice by the filmographer.

[@crxracer805]

Any other thoughts?