Black. Honda is weird with their color options. You can't get any exterior with any interior. And certain markets only get certain combinations. In the US Laguna Blue only gets black leather. But in some European countries you can get it with brown leather, which isn't partnered with any exterior color here. And not all the paint colors are even available here. The only exterior that currently has an option is gray, and the option is between all black interior and black with red centers in the seats. The only thing that gets blue interior in the US is the light blue paint, which they don't offer here anymore.
Here's the kicker. All S2000s are built in the same shop then shipped internationally. I've not personally attempted this, but other S2ki members claimed to have called Honda and requested a specific color combo be shipped to them, time not an issue, and Honda refused. My dad suggested perhaps it has to do with the small market and exclusivity. If you can only get a certain mix in Norway then Norway S2000 owners have something extra to feel special about. And by changing the color options in a region periodically the small group of us that actually do buy them have a reason to trade for a new one (along with the bi-annual feature additions).
My first choice would have been black and tan, or perhaps brown. But we don't get that here and I'm not interested in doing an interior swap, which I have seen done.
Exterior Colors (largely named after race courses)
International
Monza Red
Burgundy
Royal Navy Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Moonrock
Lime Green
Imola Orange
US colors (also international)
Berlina Black
New Formula Red
Rio Yellow
Spa Yellow
Grand Prix White
Silverstone
Sebring Silver
Suzuka Blue (Internationally Nurburg Blue)
Laguna Blue (Internationally Bermuda Blue)
Interior Colors
International
Black dash with all brown seats
US colors (also international)
All black
Black with red seat centers
Black dash with all red seats
All red
Blue
Tan
Current S2000 Color options for US
Some areas, namely Japan, I think get to mix and match from all colors available for the year (which has been nearly every color nearly every year). But most markets get a select group of colors. I assume the NSX was done the same way. The NSX, S2000, and Insight are all built exclusively in the same facility in Japan.
In North America our cars were 'upgraded' from the 2L engine to a 2.2L engine in 2004. The new engine had slightly more torque but the same HP, switched VTEC earlier and redlined earlier. All cars internationally received a glass rear window soft top in 2002. Also in 2004 all cars internationally got a wheel bump from five spoke 16" wheels to ten spoke 17" wheels, and a new transmission with tighter 1-5 and a higher 6. There is a color matched removable aluminum 44 pound hard top from Honda which has a full sized rear window with defroster and ceiling liner, along with several other tops from Spoon, Mugen, and Mooncraft - using carbon fiber and fiberglass, but have smaller rear windows and no 'extras' (they cost more too! WTF!?!). Honda has made some minor improvements every-other-year to the S2000, and sometimes even on the in between years. They've added several storage compartments along with a clock on the dash (yes, it originally shipped without a clock), Vehicle Stability Assist, and cup holders (which happen to place the cup in the way of the driver's shifting arm).
Somewhere in the middle of this rambling I'm going to point out that I've already done 113MPH chasing three crotch rockets in the countryside. That's not the fastest I've ever been in a car (took my '87 Accord up to 115, and rode in a friend's '87 RX-7 up to 130), but it was the most noise I've ever made with a car. And my wife squealed real loud too - it was cool (: The bikers seemed to enjoy themselves as well. My wife also pointed out she feels like she's "in the club" now. Cruising bikers and other convertible owners seem to be more friendly to us when we're out with the top down. There's something about people who buy vehicles not for transportation but specifically for the enjoyment of driving them - it puts them in a group together.
I've seen a lot of videos people have made of their S2000s - most of them are pretty lame. But there are a few track videos people have made on Nurburg and a few in the US. It's pretty enjoyable to watch, especially if you like the car. I'd like to make videos of my car driving in the hills around my home town, but that'll come much later. And I've seen some people do some crazy stuff to their 'S'. For me I think someday I might put lowering springs on it, and maybe the OEM front lip and trunk spoiler. We'd also like to get the OEM hard top. And I'd like to put some five or six spoke white wheels on it. But all of that will have to wait until we pay off the loan (:
So far this weekend's forecast is more rain, but the next couple days are supposed to be sunny so I might take pictures on my lunch break.
Though thats a few years away still. I gots to finish my Mk1 first.
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