Description: Roadster Sports Car
Base MSRP Range: $34,050
Invoice Price Range: $30,633
Where built: Japan

Honda's two-seat sports car, in classic roadster format with a front-mounted engine directing all power to the rear wheels, uses a rigid monocoque chassis, four-wheel double wishbone suspension, precise rack and pinion steering system, disc brakes with anti-lock controls and a race-type six-speed gearbox.

A high-tech 2.2-liter aluminum four-cylinder engine for S2000 gains electronic drive-by-wire throttle control for 2006 with output reaching to 237 hp. S2000's platform -- a load-dispersing monocoque structure that Honda calls the X-Bone frame -- has a central tunnel which functions as the car's backbone, with X-type bracing to create an unyielding foundation of uncommon torsional strength.

In the cockpit two form-fitting bucket seats flank the center spine. Revamped designs for the perforated leather seats show up this year, with new audio speakers tucking into headrests. Styling for the alloy wheels is fresh, and a new paint color is offered with Racing Blue Pearl.