Honda Hall Cars

HONDA HALL CARS: The Twin Ring racing circuit at Motegi includes a somewhat plain looking building called the 'Honda Collection Hall'. The contents, truly magnificent, the car exhibits cover the full spectrum of Honda's achievements in car racing including Formula 1 and a vast array of production machinery.

PRODUCTION CARS: A selection of some of Honda's vast array of Production Cars on display at the Museum.

1963: THE S500 SPORTS CAR - HONDA'S FIRST PRODUCTION CAR: The first indication of Honda's Sports car intentions. The S500 was Honda's first venture into passenger car production. The car was powered by a 531cc DOHC water cooled in-line four cylinder, four carburettor engine which produced 44PS @ 8,000rpm, the drive to the rear axle was by chain and the car had a maximum speed of 130kmh.

1965~1966: THE S600 COUPE AND S800 ROADSTER: These cars evolved from the S500 Series, the images include the S600 Coupe in red and the S800 Roadster in yellow.

The S600 Coupe incorporated a hard top and rear hatch, it was powered by a 606cc DOHC water cooled in-line four cylinder engine which produced 57PS @ 8,500rpm, the drive to the rear axle was by chain and the car had a maximum speed of 145kmh. The subsequent S800 Roadster was developed to satisfy consumer demands for more performance, the car was powered by a 791cc DOHC water cooled in-line four cylinder engine which produced 70PS @ 8,000rpm, the chain drive system was replaced by a rigid rear axle drive on later models. The car had a maximum speed of 160kmh, hence the S800 was Honda's first 100mph car.

THE S600 COUPE IN RED AND THE S800 ROADSTER IN YELLOW


THE S600 COUPE

THE S600 COUPE DASHBOARD


THE S800 ROADSTER

1967: THE N360 MINICAR: The first Honda front wheel drive 'Minicar', the N360 incorporated a monocoque body and a motorcycle-sourced engine which offered good economy and performance. The engine was a 354cc OHC twin, air cooled which produced 31PS @ 8,500rpm.

1983: BALLADE SPORTS CR-X: A light weight sporting car powered by a 1,488cc OHC four cylinder engine with a CVCC three valve head arrangement and PGM-FI programmable fuel injection. The engine produced 110PS @ 5,800rpm


THE S800 ROADSTER

1994: NSX-R: A marvellous car from Honda, the NSX Series proved that a high performance exotic car does not need an equally high level of maintenance and inherent unreliability. The NSX incorporated a light weight aluminium body and a mid-mounted V6 engine for near perfect weight distribution. The NSX-R was a limited edition version of the NSX, differences included lighter weight and improved engine performance. The NSX-R was powered by a 2,977cc DOHC V6, incorporating a 4 valve head and VTEC. The engine produced 280PS @ 7,300rpm.