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Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
About Shigeru Uehara
- Shigeru Uehara (?? ?, Uehara Shigeru, born September 5, 1947 in Tokyo) is a Japanese automotive engineer.
- He was the project leader of the Honda NSX.Shigeru Uehara began his career at Honda R&D Co., Ltd in 1971, and went on to become the company's specialist in vehicle stability and handling performance.
- In 1985 he was appointed Large Project Leader for the mid-ship research project that led to the NSX project in 1990.
- Amongst his many contributions to the company, Uehara led Honda’s sports car development projects of three very important projects at Honda R&D, and saw them from conception to ending culminating in the S2000, Honda Integra Type-R (DC2/DC5) and the NSX-R.
- He is also known for his close friendship with the late Ayrton Senna. Shigeru Uehara completed the S2000 CR as his last project before retirement, as his pride and joy.
- The color (Apex Blue) is his favorite color, the tires are made with the same tread design as the NSX-R's Potenza's (which he helped design), and the purpose built body kit produces lots of rear end down-force at speed.
- Also, the shocks and springs are stiffer than the standard S2000.
- Uehara called the S2000 CR his final gift before retirement.
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