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Post by colin565 Mon 9 May 2016 - 22:06

OK, rear small engined, but targa style roof and note those rear bumps and similar wheels, Looks good, Price £11k in Japan  Very Happy 

Downside, no room for spare tyre, and no storage boot at all  Shocked

Nice toy but unfortunately only for the Japanese market (at the moment). 

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Youtube link, showing the car.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAesEdEVLk#t=73

Test drive....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79ALDwJeE9o

Engine running stationary (you can tell its 600cc by its rattly noise) and roof removal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDZ8A0MnUiA

CONCLUSION..The wind is far more practical and still has the looks, whereas the S660 is just a fun toy for the weekend, I will take one please, just as an extra Very Happy
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Post by johntymac Tue 10 May 2016 - 18:23

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Post by knebby Tue 10 May 2016 - 21:35

I love it!!! Harks back to the Kei cars of the 90s like the Suzuki Cappuccino and the Honda Beat.

Love it to have a UK release. Def a car for the weekend!!!
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Post by colin565 Wed 11 May 2016 - 8:08

Yeh, I remember the Honda Beat, there was a local lad with a red one, but it was like a two thirds sized Mazda MX-5, and put me off, as it looked too small.

This on the otherhand is a bit bigger looking, almost the same dimension as our Winds, and is likely due to its lighter part aluminium construction it can get away with a small engine.
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Post by pittstop Thu 19 May 2016 - 14:59

Found this road test:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/honda/s660/90968/honda-s660-review

Seems to be a great FUN car but no good for us as we take our sports cars/roadsters on long distance touring holidays in Europe.

Our recent fun cars: a 2001 V6 Alfa Spider; a 2003 MGTF 160 (Which is mid engine like the Honda); & my current car: 2011 Wind GT Line 1.6 can all carry golf bag, with clubs, plus a folding trolley (or holiday cases) & have a spare wheel for long distance work.

Even the new MX5 has a half reasonable boot but, to the best of my knowledge, no spare wheel.

The Honda will seriously limit it's market because of this.

That said; as it is a Honda; I bet it will get a better reception from the motoring press than the Wind!!
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Post by colin565 Thu 19 May 2016 - 20:41

Been reading further....

If it comes to Europe including the UK, it will have a small boot at the rear behind the engine, and the engine will be uprated to a 1000cc unit. 

It will be called the S1000, and wait for it, a price tag of over £20,000. Rip off Britain again, as the home market in Japan is £11,000 for the S660.

You could import a S660 from Japan at £11k + pay import tax and shipping and still be a lot cheaper than a S1000.

Reminds me of why I imported a convertible Honda Delsol (CRX)years ago as it was £18K in the UK at the time and I got it a lot cheaper by importing.
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