Honda S800 Coupé

Small engine, high revs, low weight; the origins of the Honda brand as a motorcycle manufacturer are evident in every aspect of this S800 Coupe.

The sporty Honda S800 with its 791 cc, four-cylinder, 70 hp engine, revving to 8,000 rpm could reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Soichiro Honda started producing motorcycles in 1948 and twenty years later he had become the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world. T he production of cars began in 1962. Apart from a small pick-up truck he developed a twelve-cylinder Formula 1 racer; shortly afterwards he launched his first proper passenger car, the S500. The S800, which was a derivation, was produced from 1965 to 1970. Approximately 11,000 Honda S800s were produced.