2002 Honda S2000 GT

Highlights

• Stunning, original S2000

• Current owner for 21 years

• Incredible condition – vendor reports always garaged

• Fresh MOT

• Complete history

Overview

Fiftieth birthdays are landmark moments, often deserving of a special present. So, On April 15, 1999, Honda Motor Company decided to mark its own momentous milestone by giving its loyal fans something quite special to mark exactly half-a-century since the company was founded. 

That gift was a production version of the S2000 concept car, which had been previewed four years earlier at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Although toned down a little for production, the two-seater roadster was – and still is – an absolutely terrific car, powered by a punchy VTEC (Variable Valve Timing Lift Electronic Control) engine that really comes alive at the top of its rev range. 

The VTEC system, designed to outsmart Japan’s tax regime that’s based on engine size alone, changes the cam profile and provides better fuel consumption at low revs and increased performance at high revs, without the need for forced induction. 

The end result, in the S2000’s case, is a light, powerful, ultra-high-revving rear-drive sports car that is an enthusiastic driver’s dream.

It certainly caught the eye of our vendor, who found this 2002 example for sale at a Saab dealership in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2004 after a nationwide search, and decided there and then that they had to have it. Bought as a cherished item, not a regular driver so has only been used for special occasions including a couple of summer trips to the alps. In 2016 the vendor moved abroad so tucked the S2000 away safely in their carpeted, ventilated garage. 

Being a 2002 model, it has the upgrades introduced for that model year, such as the glass rear screen.

After nine years overseas and with no immediate plans to return to the UK, the vendor has now decided – reluctantly – to sell two of their cherished cars, of which the S2000 is one, and which has been a part of their life for a long time. Now recommissioned, having been carefully started with oil circulating before being fired up, it has a fresh MOT and is ready to be enjoyed by a new owner. It’s a brilliant example of a rapidly appreciating modern classic.

 History and documentation

• First registered in the UK on 26 March, 2003, by Springfield Honda of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

• Purchased by the vendor as an approved used vehicle from Western Saab in Newcastle on 10 July, 2004

• Two previous owners

• UK V5C in the current owner’s name, plus old-style blue V5

• MOT until 17 July, 2026

• Two sets of keys

• Original handbook, dealer booklets and service book

• Service book stamped as follows: PDI (2002, main dealer); 5,489 miles (2003, main dealer); 9,098 miles (2004, main dealer); 17,260 miles (2005, main dealer); 25,688 miles (2005, main dealer); 37,021 miles (2006, main dealer); 43,275 miles (2008, main dealer); 46,400 miles (2009, main dealer); 48,068 (2011, main dealer); 50,237 (2012, main dealer); 52,243 (2013, main dealer); 54,226 (2014, main dealer); 57,018 (2015, main dealer); 58,481 (2025, independent)

• Vendor reports that it has been kept and stored in their garage from 2016 until recommissioned and fully serviced last month

• Includes genuine Honda indoor car cover and hardtop cover

• Honda S2000 brochure

• Selection of old tax discs

• Cherished registration included in sale 

Interior

• Original two-tone black and grey interior

• Black leather high-back sports seats that appear in superb order with no notable bolster wear

• Fully functional digital dash

• Quirky dash-mounted remote radio controls

• Air conditioning – untested

• S2000-branded kick plates

• Leather-trimmed door cards appearing in excellent condition

• Carpets look in good condition

• Genuine S2000 factory floor mats

• Smart luggage area with one small nick on boot carpet

• Post-2006 silver radio flap – original is with the car

Exterior

• Smart Silverstone Grey metallic

• Superbly presented with no stonechips or scratches reported, other than one tiny mark just beneath nearside headlamp

• No evidence of any damage or corrosion

• Excellent original soft top that the vendor reports has no damage and the electric folding function operates perfectly

• Original tonneau cover

• Factory 16-inch alloys with very light deterioration

• Appears superb underneath and has never been welded

• Factory hardtop included and comes with garage stand

• Original owner changed the badges from the H to S2000 ones, now no longer available

Mechanical

• 2.0-litre VTEC 4cyl F20C engine

• 9,000 rpm red line

• Six-speed manual transmission

• 237bhp

• 0-62 mph in 6.2 seconds

• Fully serviced in July 2025

• Slight lowering kit with HKS springs

Summary

If you’re in the market for an exhilarating modern classic then the S2000 takes some beating, especially one that looks as good as this. It's docile enough to live with every day if you drive it gently, yet when it really comes to life it’s one of the most rapid and entertaining cars of its era, with a wonderful gearbox and a rev-hungry VTEC powerplant that just keeps begging you to chase the red line. 

This one is a superb example with fantastic provenance, in excellent all-round condition and clearly a car that looks like it has been looked-after and cherished over more than two decades of ownership. By the vendor’s own admission, it’ll be a wrench to let it go. Whoever gets it most certainly won’t be disappointed. 

To arrange a viewing, click the 'Book Viewing' button located under the 'Place Bid' button. Viewings can be booked up until the day before the auction ends, after which the option will change to 'Contact Seller' for further enquiries. This seller is located in Royston, Herts.