blurb here:
http://www.vtec.net/news/items/882.html

original site:
http://auto.ascii24.com/auto24/issue...ki9999_28.html

6AT For S2000?
Submitted by TOV News on October 29, 2001 at 11:45:51:
The autoascii24.com website is reporting that during the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda announced the planned availability of a 6-speed ZF-sourced automatic transmission for the S2000.

Here is the link for the article on autoascii24.com autoacsii24.com

And HondaF1.vtec.net's Matt Rinehart has provided a translation below:

A six speed AT will be added to the S2000. The best candidate for the transmission is German transmission maker's ZF's 6-speed AT.
ZF's transmissions are used in BMW's & MB's as OEM.
It has a high level "speed change control system", but it has never been used in domestic (JDM) cars because of the high price.
The S2000 possibly can be the first car with the ZF transmission.


Also, just below that bit, Honda's President, Yohsino, commented that the CTR and S2000 will have a custom color plan available for Japan.