Honda Prelude Concept

[AudiMan2011]

Prelude will get a simulated gearbox similar to the Ioniq 5 N.

New Honda Prelude confirmed for UK with hybrid power and simulated gear shifts | Evo

Honda has confirmed its reborn Prelude will be sold in Europe from 2026, packing hybrid power and new quick-shifting automatic gearbox tech

www.evo.co.uk

 

[Keef]

Prelude will get a simulated gearbox similar to the Ioniq 5 N.

New Honda Prelude confirmed for UK with hybrid power and simulated gear shifts | Evo

Honda has confirmed its reborn Prelude will be sold in Europe from 2026, packing hybrid power and new quick-shifting automatic gearbox tech

www.evo.co.uk

So is it quick-shifting or is it simulated?

Edit: That was a completely pointless article to state that the Prelude will use the Civic Hybrid's drivetrain which uses a clutched electric motor in lieu of a belted CVT. It is indeed simulated, and not quick-shifting because it doesn't shift, and it's not a CVT because there is no CVT, and it's not an automatic gearbox because there is no gearbox. Evo used so many terms that don't even exist in that car and managed to write an entire article about nothing lol.

 

[Hdbd04]

Honda Prelude Prototype First Drives Reveal Paddle Shifters, Civic Interior, Fake Sounds | Carscoops

The sports coupe will be the first to feature the new generation of the e:HEV powertrain and the Honda S+ Shift mode

www.carscoops.com

Videos of a prototype being tested by Japanese media have been released with a Civic-like interior.


[Side note: It's kinda funny that this came out, two weeks after the red-colored concept was shown in KLIMS 2024.]

Spoiler: KLIMS Shots

(For a moment, I thought this would be a purely static concept.)

 

[05XR8]

I think I’m more happy it’s not an suv.

 

[Keef]

So it's a Civic Coupe Hybrid basically. They got rid of the Civic Coupe in order to bring back the Prelude name.

Regardless, I feel like the actual BB5 Prelude was one of the last good-looking, sporty-looking front-drive coupes from Japanese companies, especially from the size category above the Civic and Corolla et al. The rest all looked girly, from the Accord Coupe, CL, Solara, etc. The 10th generation Civic Coupe, the previous one, had a very strange spaceship design and this new Prelude isn't far off. They look good in their own right but they still look feminine and not what I would call athletic or sporty.

The fact they've apparently chosen this one to be a hybrid only seals the deal that I won't be buying one. I highly doubt it'll be successful, despite being technically the fastest drivetrain on offer.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

So it's a Civic Coupe Hybrid basically. They got rid of the Civic Coupe in order to bring back the Prelude name.

Regardless, I feel like the actual BB5 Prelude was one of the last good-looking, sporty-looking front-drive coupes from Japanese companies, especially from the size category above the Civic and Corolla et al. The rest all looked girly, from the Accord Coupe, CL, Solara, etc. The 10th generation Civic Coupe, the previous one, had a very strange spaceship design and this new Prelude isn't far off. They look good in their own right but they still look feminine and not what I would call athletic or sporty.

The fact they've apparently chosen this one to be a hybrid only seals the deal that I won't be buying one. I highly doubt it'll be successful, despite being technically the fastest drivetrain on offer.

9th Gen Accord Coupe was a handsome car, IMO.

 

[Keef]

9th Gen Accord Coupe was a handsome car, IMO.

They all were, everything from the CL up through were decent to good. But sports cars aren't supposed to be handsome.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

They all were, everything from the CL up through were decent to good. But sports cars aren't supposed to be handsome.

...The rest all looked girly, from the Accord Coupe...

 

[05XR8]

Yeah, I dnt know about that.

Might look like an Altima coupe, but that ain't bad.

The Prelude has the same cab forward design as the two cars above. Doesn't look girly to me. Probably just not "Prelude looking" as the previous Preludes with long noses and short rear decks.

 

[Keef]

I guess I don't associate "handsome" with "powerful and athletic". Grandmas think their 10 year old grandsons are handsome. Mustang isn't handsome, it's badass. Handsome is the same as cute but for people who enforce gender norms.

@05XR8 proves my point which was also posted on page 1. The Prelude is the only athletic-looking coupe Honda has ever made because although it was FWD it looked like a rwd sports car. Until now, that is.

 

[05XR8]

Well, in my dreamland, PD, I mean, Honda(damn too many similarities) coulda shoulda made it look like the previous Preludes. That would have brought back the spirit of the S2000 in a Prelude package.

 

[MSZ]

Honda were just lazy. They could go the TLX route to create space between the front axle and the doors but nope, they decided to use to Civic as base.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I guess I don't associate "handsome" with "powerful and athletic". Grandmas think their 10 year old grandsons are handsome. Mustang isn't handsome, it's badass. Handsome is the same as cute but for people who enforce gender norms.

@05XR8 proves my point which was also posted on page 1. The Prelude is the only athletic-looking coupe Honda has ever made because although it was FWD it looked like a rwd sports car. Until now, that is.

 

[05XR8]

New Honda Prelude back in black at the Tokyo Auto Salon

The new Honda Prelude may not be the rousing sports car we want it to be, but at the very least it’s a stylish coupe in a world where coupes are all but extinct. At the Tokyo Auto Salon that …

japanesenostalgiccar.com

Yeah, as Keef pointed out, it's more like the return of the MX-6.... but, I'd say an MX-6 with a DC5 rear.

 

[Keef]

New Honda Prelude back in black at the Tokyo Auto Salon

The new Honda Prelude may not be the rousing sports car we want it to be, but at the very least it’s a stylish coupe in a world where coupes are all but extinct. At the Tokyo Auto Salon that …

japanesenostalgiccar.com

Yeah, as Keef pointed out, it's more like the return of the MX-6.... but, I'd say an MX-6 with a DC5 rear.

Eugh. Any car that "looks good in black" is just proof that it doesn't really look very good. If it doesn't look good til it's hidden it doesn't look good.

 

[05XR8]

Honestly, I was saying the C8 was horrible until I saw it in the metal. Maybe I’ll get to see one. If it’s sold in the UK could be possible it’ll sell here. Thing is, Honda Australia dealerships only sell a handful of cars: Accord, Civic, CR-V, HR-V and ZR-V. A low selling Prelude doesn’t register in the line up.

 

[Hdbd04]

Eugh. Any car that "looks good in black" is just proof that it doesn't really look very good. If it doesn't look good til it's hidden it doesn't look good.

It's almost there, but I just can't help but wonder why they went with that front. It's quite deviating from the rest of the lineup and it has been said before that it came from a Toyota

 

[Keef]

It's almost there, but I just can't help but wonder why they went with that front. It's quite deviating from the rest of the lineup and it has been said before that it came from a Toyota

I was expecting at least a little bit of retro design but I'm not seeing anything. All the previous generations, except perhaps the 4th gen was evolutionary design and they all looked nice and athletic.

 

[Hdbd04]

I was expecting at least a little bit of retro design but I'm not seeing anything. All the previous generations, except perhaps the 4th gen was evolutionary design and they all looked nice and athletic.

I guess the only thing “retro” is the wordings on the rear badge and the logo of the model itself