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S2000, the solitary sports car by Honda.
Ace pilot of the Assault Cavalry of the Principality of Zeon who has disappeared.

Car
HONDA S2000 AP1/AP2 type
Since the discontinuation of the S800 in 1970, Honda's lineup has long been devoid of vehicles with an RWD layout.
This is because the "M-M philosophy (man-maximum/mechanical-minimum philosophy)" of Honda's founder, Soichiro Honda, became a guideline for Honda's car manufacturing after the big hit of the Honda N360 in 1967, which realized an outstanding interior space by adopting the FF layout, which was rare at the time of its release, and this was because Honda concentrated its resources on the development and sales of vehicles with a space-efficient FF layout.
On the other hand, fans' demands for a successor to the S800, a genuine FR sports car, were increasing day by day.
In the midst of this situation, a project was unofficially underway in Honda's research laboratory.
Volunteers within Honda were secretly planning and developing an FR-driven open sports car reminiscent of the former S800.
The FR sports car project was eventually approved as an official Honda project, and was developed as a commemorative car to mark the 50th anniversary of Honda's founding.
However, Honda's production cars after 1970 did not have an FR platform to begin with.
Therefore, Honda made a bold decision.
Honda developed a new FR platform just for the S2000, and even the engine and transmission to be mounted on it were exclusively designed and developed in-house without regard to cost.
In the automotive industry, it is a common practice to share the platform, engine, and transmission among multiple models of a company's vehicles in order to reduce costs.
In addition, transmissions are often procured from specialized suppliers such as ZF and Aisin Seiki, and it is not uncommon nowadays to share even body platforms and engines, which are the very foundation of an automobile, with rival manufacturers that have no capital relationship with the company in order to reduce costs.
Therefore, Honda's act of developing an exclusive engine, platform, and transmission for a single model, the S2000, which was not expected to sell many units, was highly unusual.
On the other hand, it was also a sign of Honda's passion and determination for its 50th anniversary commemorative car.
In order to realize its own ideal sports car, Honda almost disregarded development and manufacturing cost restrictions and made no compromises with regard to the mechanism.
Among the parts that make up the insane S2000, the engine that is mounted on the S2000 is a special feature of the S2000.
Honda participated in Formula One from 1983 to 1992, winning a total of 69 victories, six constructors' titles, and five drivers' titles,
Honda was the "strongest engine supplier" at the time.
With the withdrawal of F1 in 1992, the engineers who were involved in the development of F1 engines were still smoldering in their thoughts.
Therefore, Honda entrusted developing the engine for the S2000 to those.
As a result, the engine, named the F20C engine, was developed for the S2000, which was a breakthrough in the common sense of the time.
The F20C achieved a rev limit of 9,000 rpm, which was unprecedented for a 4-cylinder engine for a production car, and 125 horsepower per liter, which was unprecedented for a 2000cc NA engine for a production car.
(The rev limit of the 2.2-liter version, the F22C model, is 8,000 rpm.)
On the other hand, the body of the car that mounted the unorthodox engine was also unorthodox.
Normally, it is considered unsuitable for a convertible car to be a full-fledged sports car, as its rigidity is inferior to that of a closed-body car.
However, Honda decided to release the S2000 as a strong machine that can withstand hard circuit driving.
In order to achieve this, Honda designed a "high X-bone frame" with a strong, large floor tunnel and horizontal connections between the front and rear side members.
This innovative frame structure, which overturned common sense, successfully realized a highly rigid body that surpassed the rigidity of a closed body, even though it was an open car.
Furthermore, the transmission that received the engine's power was a newly developed 6-speed manual transmission designed exclusively for the S2000, which had both the world's best short stroke and a superb shift feel.
While the special mechanism that made up the S2000 was being developed and tested on actual vehicles, Honda made a decision.
Honda decided to postpone the sale of the S2000.
Originally, the S2000 was scheduled to go on sale in 1998, the 50th anniversary of Honda's founding.
However, Honda decided to extend the development period of the S2000 by six months in order to make the S2000 a more perfect sports car.
Thus, after a period of further refinement, the S2000 was finally released in April 1999.
As soon as it went on sale, the S2000 wowed enthusiasts around the world with its high-revving engine, rigid body, and amazing cornering performance.
The S2000's compact four-cylinder engine was positioned behind the front axle, as if it were just like a pure racing car, and the weight of the engine and other components was placed in the center of the car body, resulting in an exceptionally low yaw moment of inertia for a production car.
The lightweight, rigid, compact, and low center of gravity of the S2000's ingenious mechanism, as well as the 50:50 weight distribution between front and rear, gave the S2000 the rare qualities of an ultimate cornering machine.
As a result, the S2000 achieved the basic performance requirements of a sports car: running, turning, and stopping, at an extremely high level.
On the other hand, the S2000's unusually hard-headed as a production car caused a certain amount of concern.
In addition to being a two-seater convertible with a limited number of buyers, the hard-core character of the S2000 was expected to cause sales difficulties.
In addition, the S2000 was equipped with a small-displacement NA engine, which was disadvantageous in terms of power competition, and was expected to be inferior in terms of product appeal compared to rivals armed with large-displacement NA or turbocharged engines.
Furthermore, the car's body and vehicle settings were designed to pursue pure athletic performance like a racing car, so it was also a car with demanding handling characteristics that required a high level of driving skill from the driver.
However, despite the many concerns, the worries about sales proved to be, in a sense, unfounded.
Not a few enthusiasts around the world bought the S2000 because they shared the S2000's one and only character.
Although hardly a hit, the S2000 sold relatively well considering its maniacal nature.
As if in response to the expectations of these fans, Honda continued to make improvements even after the S2000 went on sale.
The S2000 evolved into a sports car with a higher degree of perfection through a series of improvements, including suspension refinements, a larger engine displacement (the 2L version continued to be sold in Europe), and exterior modifications.
Thus, the S2000, which started selling in April 1999 to commemorate Honda's 50th anniversary, sold approximately 20,000 units in Japan and 110,000 units worldwide over a 10-year period until its sales were discontinued in September 2009.
There are many other sports cars that have sold more units and gained more support than the S2000 in terms of sales records.
And even if we limit our discussion to performance, it is not uncommon to find mass-produced cars with superior power output, top speed, and circuit lap times.
However, looking back over more than 100 years of automobile history, there has never been a car as pure in its pursuit of driving pleasure as the S2000,
However, looking back over more than 100 years of automobile history, there are only a handful of cars in history that have pursued the pure joy of driving and mirrored the driver's driving skill as much as the S2000.
The S2000, the one and only "real sports car" that tests the driver's skills, still holds a special place in the hearts of many enthusiasts.

Anime
Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R: The Return of Johnny Raiden (see Wikipedia)
Red Wayline, an MS pilot belonging to the Earth Federation Government's Federation Survey Service (FSS), an organization that collects, compiles, and preserves information and materials scattered during the One Year War (0079), encountered a suspicious event while investigating MS battle data from a simulation in the year 0090 of the Universal Century. While investigating data from a simulated MS battle in the year 0090, Red Wayline encounters a suspicious event and begins to investigate "Johnny Ryden" together with his team member, Limia Greenwood.
However, the Red Way Line is intertwined with the intentions of various forces, including Yuma Lightning, a Chimera Corps remnant who has determined that the Red Way Line may be "Johnny Ryden" himself; Ingrid 0, an enhanced human who is now the adopted daughter of Federation Council President Gob; and the Federation Forces Special Forces "Knight Jaeger. Jacobias Nord, the president of "Themis," a private military company and the hound of Ochsner-Cliff, a renowned aide to the next prime minister, visited the FSS and testified to Red Weinlein and Limia Greenwood that he too was a remnant of the Chimera Corps and the truth about the Chimera Corps, and that now that the company has been dismantled, there is already nothing to explore, and he asks them to back off.
However, Ochsner Cliff and Jacobius Nord have kept the Sangre Asl, a mobile cruiser of the former Principality of Zeon, at the site of the Jaburo base, the only ship that can analyze the route of the MS production plant ship "Minaret," the most important secret of the Chimera Squadron wandering in the universe.
The Earth Federation government's "Assistant to the Prime Minister," "Chairman of the Congress," the rising "New Neo Zeon," and the remnants of the "Chimera Corps" seek the "Sangre Asl," the "Minaret," the "Zabi family revenge device" activated from the "Minaret," and its key, "Johnny Ryden," to further The Congress also began to fight over the "minaret" and the "minarets. In the Congress, Chairman Gop, who wants to destroy the "minaret," and Ochsner-Cliff, an aide to the Prime Minister, are at odds with each other. As a way to cope with each other, a battle begins over the "Sangre Asl" between the Chairman's direct troops, drawn from the Knight Jaeger, and Themis. Red and others join in the battle, but the Sangre Assl is launched into space. Its original destination was Side 3, but due to Aishwarya's falsification of data, the Sangre Assl heads for Konpeitoou.
In the airspace near Konpeito, the Sangre-Asur is searched for by the remnants of Zeon, the FSS, which has taken in Themis, the Chancellor's direct troops, the new Neo Zeon led by Char Aznable, the remnants of the Chimera Corps, and the stationed fleet on Konpeito. The FSS, which barely secured Sangre Asl, was led by the remnants of the Chimera Corps and arrived at the Garden of Thorns, the base of the Chimera Corps remnants.

Character
Johnny Raiden (see Bandai Hobby Site)
He is an ace pilot in the assault cavalry of the Principality of Zeon. His rank is Major.
He was given the nickname "Crimson Lightning" because of his one-hit-and-detach strategy.
A third-generation immigrant to Side 3, he is an American-British national, a rarity in Zeon.
During the One Year War, he was promoted from sergeant to major after his successes, starting with the sinking of three battleships in the Battle of Loum.
At the end of the war, at the request of his home country, he was transferred to an ace squadron with the Zanzibar-class battleship "Chimera" as its flagship.
He took part in the attack and defense of A Baoa Ku with the Gelgoog in his personal colors of red and black, but his whereabouts are unknown.

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