The closest Honda ever got to making a Type R version of the S2000 was the CR model that came towards the end of the roadster's life. Evasive Motorsports, a California aftermarket parts and racing supplier, decided to make its own Type R, and the result is the resto-modded S2000R. It's a thoroughly updated version of the S2000, complete with the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder of the previous-generation Civic Type R.

That engine might prove controversial, as the S2000 is defined by its high-revving naturally aspirated four-cylinder. But, the K20C1 offers a lot more power—306 hp to the S2000's 240, and a lot more low- and mid-range torque. It's also upgraded with a Mugen carbon-fiber airbox, an Evasive Motorsports-designed intake manifold, an Origin Fab titanium exhaust, and a lot of other neat components. It's also running on a MoTec ECU, with a custom digital gauge cluster. The transmission is stock S2000, but with an Evasive Motorsports-designed bellhousing to bolt up to the Civic Type R engine.

To cut weight, the S2000R gets a carbon-fiber hood, tonneau, and trunk lid, plus lots of carbon-fiber trim inside. The red-trimmed Recaro bucket seats are a particular highlight, as are the carbon door-cards, which look like they could come from a GT race car. The stock steering wheel was also replaced with an Alcantara-trimmed Momo piece that looks like it came straight off the original NSX-R.

The front bumper was made by Honda itself for the S2000's 20th anniversary back in 2020, while the wheels are forged 18-inch alloys designed by Evasive and wrapped with 255/35R18 Yokohama AD09 tires. A big brake kit with six-piston front and four-piston rear calipers is also fitted, as is a carbon-fiber rear wing. Naturally, the S2000R is finished in Championship White, the traditional Type R color. Custom coilovers are provided by KW, one of the best suspension suppliers in the world, and there are also new Eibach anti-roll bars.

Evasive Motorsports says it will build S2000Rs for customers, though pricing hasn't been announced yet. Buyers have the choice of sourcing a donor S2000 themselves, or letting Evasive do all the legwork. While the purist in me would love to see this car with a standard S2000 engine upgraded with lighter, stronger internals for even higher-revs, one imagines that the Civic Type R engine will be very effective. And the rest of the car looks so good.

Excitingly, Evasive Motorsports is also building a version to tackle Pikes Peak, dubbed the S2000RS. That car will debut in the coming weeks.