Honda S2000 Pictures -Launched in 1999, the S2000 was built to commemorate Honda's 50th anniversary, and with Honda having the massive budget and resources they do, rather than simply fitting an existing engine from their range they decided to design a completely new one for it - something a bit special utilising technology derived from Honda's racing engines.
Designed by some of the engineers behind Honda's winning F1 and CART engines, the S2000's two litre DOHC straight four (a configuration chosen for compactness) boasts such race-bred features as roller rockers, forged shallow skirt pistons, ladder frame main bearing stiffener and fibre reinforced aluminium for the cylinders.
It's also smaller and lighter than Honda's regular two litre engine, and at 237bhp sets a new record for highest specific output for a normally aspirated production car engine.
Sources : http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=120&i=5155
