S800 (Japan, 1966)

Honda unveiled its sports car S800 in 1965 at the Tokyo Motor Show and began its production on the following year with standard and ‘SM’ trim variants. Honda S800 purchasers could opt between a coupé and a roadster.

The Japanese brand released a more sophisticated upgrade of the car, which was labeled S800M, in 1968, maintaining its 70 hp however.
This agile car successfully gained popularity despite its engine noise. It was a reasonably fast car for that time and managed to score some titles in small-engine class races.

The S800 is built with a naturally aspirated, front-mounted 791 cc engine, producing 70 hp e achieving around 100 mi/h (160 km/h) tops.
The rear-wheel drive car comes with a 4-speed manual transmission.

Sheet steel body on box-type frame.   Platform (no data)   Suspension The S800 front suspension is built with wishbones, adjustable torsion bars, hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers and an anti-roll bar. Its independent rear suspension received some upgrades and ended up as a conventional live axle with longitudinal swing arms, four radius rods and a Panhard rod, coil springs and hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers.   Steering Rack-and pinion steering.   Brakes The first S800 cars were built with all-round drum brakes; then disc brakes replaced the front drums. Dual circuit brakes were added.

Honda S800 buyers could choose from either a coupé or a roadster body style. In any case, it was a 2-door model, built over an aluminum block and head.