Plank hard, comfortable or both?
More information is dripping about the first new Honda Prelude in almost 30 years. The new Prelude gets a lot of technology from the Civic, including from the neat Civic Type-R!
Honda breathes new life into the Prelude. What started with a production-looking concept car ends in Europe in early 2026 with the delivery of a brand new prelude. We can now tell you that the new Prelude is given the suspension of the plank-hard Civic Type-R. De Coupé receives both the front and behind the same track width as that hot civic and gets – at the front – the same Brembo inhibition. Or that means that the Prelude will be just as stiff and sporty as the Civic Type-R? No, clearly not.
According to Honda, the hardware is specially adjusted for the Prelude to give the coupé a ‘sporty but comfortable Gran Touring character’. In addition, he has to do without the horny 329 hp 2.0 four-cylinder that the Civic Type-R has. After all, we already knew that the Prelude is receiving a hybrid powertrain. Honda now describes it as the powertrain of the current Civic Hybrid. However, the question is whether that also means that the Prelude will have the same capacity of 184 hp. Switching is in any case with the help of a CVT, but one with which you can pinch yourself and which – if you do – simulates switching moments. Later undoubtedly more!
Firm, comfortable, or both?
More Information about the First New Honda Prelude in Almost 30 Years is Trickling Into Our News Feed. The New Prelude Will Incorporate a Lot of Technology From the Civic, Including the Rock-Hard Civic Type-R!
Honda is Reviving the Prelude. What started as a production-ready-looking concept car will end in Europe in Early 2026 With the Delivery of a Brand New Prelude. We can now tell you that the new prelude will get the suspension from the rock-hard civic type-r. The Coupe Will Have The Same Track Width Both Front And Rear As That Hot Civic And Will Get – At The Front – The Same Brembo Brakes. Does that mean that the prelude will be just as stiff and sporty as the civic type-r? No, clearly not.
Accordance to Honda, the hardware will be special tuned for the prelude to give the coupe a ‘sporty but comfortable gran touring character’. It will have to do without the Feisty 329 HP 2.0 Four-Cylinder Engine that the Civic Type-R HAS. After all, we already knew that the prelude would get a hybrid powertrain. Honda now describes it as the powertrain of the current civic hybrid. The Question, However, is Whether that also mean that the prelude will have the same power of 184 HP. Shifting will in any case be done with the help of a cvt, but one with which you can flip yourself and which – if you do – simulates shift moments. Undoubtedly more later!