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.