---
title: "This Tesla-Powered Honda S2000 Runs the Quarter Mile in 10.6 Seconds"
description: "This is not the Tesla Roadster we were looking for."
date: "2018-10-08"
modified: "2018-10-08"
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  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24107/this-tesla-powered-honda-s2000-runs-the-quarter-mile-in-10-6-seconds"
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tags:
  - "Chevy Volt"
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  - "electric conversion"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "Honda S2000"
  - "Tesla"
---

# This Tesla-Powered Honda S2000 Runs the Quarter Mile in 10.6 Seconds

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Turns out, the Tesla Roadster isn't the only way to experience Ludicrous-level performance in a sleek, convertible body.

Brought to our attention via [*InsideEVs*](<https://insideevs.com/honda-s2000-volt-batteries-tesla-motors/>), one Quebec electric vehicle technician has taken a [Honda S2000](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/15440/honda-boss-is-not-ruling-out-an-s2000-successor>) and stuffed it with two Chevrolet Volt batteries and a modified electric motor from a Tesla Model S P100D. The result? 650 horsepower, a 10.639-second quarter-mile sprint, and, evidently, quite a bit of tire smoke.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1048719240306610177

https://twitter.com/_/status/1049022322986893312

For comparison's sake, the upcoming [2020 Tesla Roadster](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23381/tesla-releases-more-images-of-its-smokin-roadster-tackling-mountain-roads>) will apparently hit 60 miles per hour in 1.9 seconds and run the quarter mile in 8.8.

If the receipts above didn't paint a clear enough picture of its abilities, here's a clip of the rear-drive Honda beating a Ludicrous Mode-enabled Model S P90D down the blacktop.

While an electric S2K powered by Chevy batteries might sound sacrilegious to some at first glance (kinda like sashimi and peanut butter), [Honda and General Motors are currently working together](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/21399/general-motors-and-honda-partner-up-to-develop-battery-tech>) to develop and share battery tech. I mean, who knows? That oh-so-elusive S2000 successor may very well be a hybrid with GM tech when it finally arrives in twenty or so years.

Furthermore, the two companies announced last week that [Honda would invest $2.75 billion](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/23998/honda-to-commit-2-75-billion-to-gms-cruise-autonomy-initiative-over-next-12-years>) in GM's Cruise autonomous driving program over the next dozen years.

In its original form, the AP2 Honda S2000 came with a 2.2-liter, naturally-aspirated four-cylinder good for 237 horsepower and a famously stratospheric 8,000 rpm redline. With its low curb weight, rear-wheel-drive, and a deliciously mechanical six-speed manual transmission, the S2000 is a symbol of old-school, analog motoring. Maybe except for this one, though.

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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