In this universe, there are laws of attraction and repulsion. These universal truths can be applied to everyday situations. A perfect example is how any semblance of torque disappears as soon as you introduce a Honda badge into the equation. It's a well-known fact that Hondas don't produce torque, especially in small-capacity, naturally-aspirated VTEC guise. Just look at the classic Honda S2000. This car was powered by a 2.0-liter engine (later a 2.2-liter) that only started making torque at around 7,000 rpm, and even then , there wasn't much to brag about. The guys from Rywire know this all too well and decided to fix the torque-less Honda issue once and for all. How did they do it? By turning it into a Tesla.

We've seen people doing some crazy Honda S2000 engine swaps,and we've also seen a growing trend of dumping Tesla drive units into all sorts of oddball cars, but this is the first time that these two worlds have come together, and the end result is astonishing. The team from Rywire has taken a single Tesla drive unit, (typically out of cars such as the Model 3 and Model Y) and retrofitted it in the back of this S2000. To keep the perfect 50/50 balance of the S2000 more or less the same, two batteries from a Chevrolet Volt were mounted in the front. Combined, these batteries offer 38 kW/h of power. In ICE terms, this powertrain generates about 500 horsepower, which is more than enough to get this Honda moving.

With no engine vacuum to work off of, the team had to make interesting changes, such as fitting an electrically-assisted master cylinder that uses an artificial vacuum to operate. The battery heater and cooler controls sit in the trunk, and the entire rear subframe has been cut and modified to house the Tesla motor and built-in single-speed transmission. The subframe had to be widened by eight inches to accommodate the new motor, but there's still a traditional Quaife LSD and beefy driveshafts in play.

The styling of this S2000 is another big conversation piece. The exterior has a distinct EV look and feel to it, and the front bumper, which features an original CR splitter, now also houses an EV-style grille and side intakes. The wheels have been custom made, and feature a cut-out for the Stoptech brakes. Inside, this S2000 gets cool seat cowls in the back and unique Sparco seats with factory-colored inserts. The rest of the interior is covered in Alcantara, and the dash features an AEM display. The center console houses a minimalist drive selector that perfectly fits the theme of the car. This is one clean build and marks a big step in the fusion of the EV and JDM worlds.