Honda S2000
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Vehicles · JDM Legends
Honda S2000 · 1999–2009
Honda's front-mid-engined, rear-drive roadster, built 1999–2009 to mark the company's 50th anniversary around the highest-revving naturally aspirated production engine of its day. The AP1's 9,000-rpm F20C and a rifle-bolt 6-speed define the car; the hardtop-only AP2 CR, built in small US-market numbers, is the tier collectors now chase.
The one to have: 2008–2009 AP2 CR (Club Racer): 2.2L F22C1 · 237 hp · close-ratio 6-speed · hardtop-only with removable body-color roof · stiffer springs, added chassis bracing, quicker steering rack, wider rear tires · 699 built, US-only.
Specification
Engine
2.2L F22C1 I4
DOHC VTEC; AP1 used the 2.0L F20C revving to a 9,000-rpm redline (~120 hp/L)
Output
237 hp
162 lb-ft (220 Nm) at 6,800 rpm; JDM F20C rated 247 hp at 8,300 rpm
0-60 mph
~5.4 sec
top speed ~150 mph (241 km/h)
Built
699
US-only CR, 2008–2009, all hardtop; ~110,000 S2000 built total 1999–2009
The market
Verified sales on file
6
Sep 2024 – Nov 2025
Median sale
$91k
all tracked results
★ AP2 CR — Club Racer
$118k
median of 3 target-spec sales
Top result
$180k
Bring a Trailer · Sep 2024
Benchmarks: $25k–$45k clean drivers; $60k–$120k+ for low-mile CRs · Trend: Rising; CRs lead
Know the real one
CR (Club Racer): US-only, 699 built across 2008–2009, all hardtop — a removable body-color roof replacing the folding soft top — with stiffer suspension, added chassis bracing and a quicker steering rack.
The AP1's 2.0L F20C makes ~240 hp and spins to a 9,000-rpm redline, roughly 120 hp/L — among the highest specific outputs of any naturally aspirated production engine of its era.
Verify a real CR: correct VIN, factory removable hardtop, deleted soft top, and Rio Yellow, Grand Prix White, Apex Blue or Berlina Black paint. Many cars advertised as 'CR' are ordinary AP2s wearing an aftermarket hardtop.
AP2 (2004–09) swapped in the 2.2L F22C1: 8,000-rpm redline instead of 9,000 but more low-end torque, a revised gearbox and suspension/geometry changes that tamed the AP1's snap-oversteer limit.
Verified sales · ★ = target spec · foreign results converted to USD as noted
| Date | Venue | Year | Spec | Miles | Price | Loc | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Bring a Trailer | 2009 | AP2 CR, Apex Blue ★ | 1,200 | $117,500 | — | 1 of 31 Apex Blue CRs; retained by American Honda until 2019. Final price corroborated by TheClassicValuer (19 Nov 2025, £87,780 ≈ $115k) |
| Oct 2025 | Bring a Trailer | 2009 | AP2 CR | — | $73,500 | — | USD converted from GBP-reported result (£56,095) |
| Sep 2025 | Bring a Trailer | 2008 | AP2 CR | — | $86,500 | — | USD converted from GBP-reported result (£65,955) |
| Jul 2025 | Bring a Trailer | 2008 | AP2 CR | — | $83,500 | — | USD-confirmed anchor result (£63,652) |
| Mar 2025 | Broad Arrow | 2000 | AP1, Silverstone, unregistered ★ | 42 | $95,000 | — | 25 years, delivery miles; beat $60k–$80k estimate |
| Sep 2024 | Bring a Trailer | 2009 | AP2 CR (ex-record car) ★ | 130 | $180,000 | — | Resale of the 2022 record car; USD converted from GBP-reported result (£137,375) |
Where to hunt
Bring a Trailer — S2000Model page: live and sold S2000 auctions
Classic.com — S2000 CR (AP2)Sold prices and trend for the Club Racer segment
Cars & Bids — S2000Live and past S2000 auction listings
Research file — market data verified through July 18, 2026.
Sources: individually observed results via Classic.com feeds, BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, RM Sotheby's,
Broad Arrow, Gooding, Collecting Cars, PCARMARKET and venue coverage, plus marque registries and factory press material.