The shift- I mean, that's the thing is it'd be tough to sort of recreate that feeling. And I think when you look at what would really be, like, the image booster, I think S-2000 really goes into that bucket, because it's such an iconic car. So if we're going to get something sporty, why not take that risk and go with a convertible? But I mean, there's these formats that I've loved and have seemed to have just gone by the wayside as we go toward bigger vehicles. And I just feel like that's something I don't see nearly as much as I did 10 years ago, even.Īnd the same with hot hatches- we'll get to that later. I saw someone driving down the road in a convertible the other day with the top down. And I'm sure they could do something to make the car sort of different than those- give it its own flavor that someone who wants a Civic SI- you know, this is going to feel different, like a completely different thing.īut I would love to see them take the risk and do a droptop. Because another theory is maybe they go more with, like, somewhat of a practical route like the Prelude, which great name, great history.īut I would argue with just, like, the Civic SI, and the Civic Type R, and the Integra, Honda Motor Co. Like, I like that the tea leaves are kind of being strewn for the S-2000. But you know, Tom Gardner, Honda's European VP, has said, you know, basically, watch this space, referencing how the S-2000 came along for the 50th anniversary. So maybe we'll see something this year and sort of previewing something for five years down the road. Some of that is based on whether- they've kind of committed to solid state batteries.Īnd that's not going to be ready for a few more years. But who knows, they might wait for till the 80th anniversary for something big if they don't have something quite ready. So it could be- it could be something this year. And we're coming up- I mean, this year is the 75th anniversary. You know, we saw the S-2000 when Honda had its 50th anniversary. This is the concept that we all really knew and loved. So let's see, what do we want to kick off first with? Airflow or EV sports car from Honda? Dealer's choice. Yeah, it's a good time to drive something sporty. JOHN SNYDER: But yeah, but now, I mean, it's already in the 50s and going to be up in the mid 60s. So yeah, man, it's just- who knows? Permafrost, if you will. And I, like, literally- it actually kicked on, because the morning, like, backyard when the dog decided to go out, it was, like, 36 degrees. I actually turned the heat on, which don't tell my wife. Yeah, I woke up and it was 55 degrees in my house this morning. But I think that I probably should have gone with the mulch first, because we had, like, almost a frost last night. GREG MIGLIORE: I put my flowers in a couple of days ago- like, I go through these, like, spring, like, chores that I kind of like to do. This is beautiful weather for driving something like an S-2000- kind of crisp, and cool, and sunny, hasn't gotten humid yet. So with that, I'm going to bring in senior editor for all things electric John Snyder. We'll catch up with him and hear about all things on the grid with GM. He's the Vice President of EV Charging and the Ecosystem for General Motors. Later in the show, I talked to Hoss Hassani. We've been driving a lot of cool things like the Bentley Bentayga, Range Rover, and the GR Corolla- maybe a few other things we'll try to get to. Stick around and see how we're going to riff on that one. Will there be an electric S-2000? Well, I don't know. And it won't be called Airflow, at least we don't think so. We're going to talk about what the Chrysler Airflow concept is, perhaps, becoming. GREG MIGLIORE: Welcome back to "The Autoblog Podcast." I'm Greg Migliore. Send us your questions for the Mailbag and Spend My Money at: PLAYING] Finally, a reader is looking to help his in-laws choose an SUV, possibly a hybrid or EV, to replace a BMX X3. We listen to a interview Greg conducted with GM's EV charging boss, Hoss Hassani. They've been driving the Bentley Bentayga EWB, Range Rover, Toyota GR Corolla and the refreshed Buick Encore GX. They're excited about the news of the possibility of an electric sports car being revealed for Honda's 75th anniversary, as well as the completely revamped - redesigned and renamed - Chrysler Airflow. In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder.
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