The inside of the sixth-generation Honda Prelude was revealed in a single day, and it seems to be immediately acquainted, but a bit of completely different too.
In a video launched final night time, Japanese YouTuber Unadon spent some high quality time analyzing the Prelude’s exterior and inside earlier than giving the coupe a spin on a check observe.
The brand new Prelude is predicated on the eleventh era Civic, which is by the way is the primary Civic for the reason that fourth era that’s not been out there as a coupe.
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Regardless of quite a lot of under-the-skin commonality, the Prelude has a totally completely different exterior that appears to be mainly unchanged from the 2023 idea.
Though the inside seems to be to be a straight elevate from the North American Acura Integra — additionally very intently associated to the Civic — the dashboard is a novel piece of equipment.
The Prelude’s dashboard high does with out the Integra’s swoopy character strains and distinguished band of fake metallic trim. Of their place is a softer, flatter design with a higher emphasis on padded mushy contact supplies.
That mentioned, the vents, switchgear, and total structure will really feel immediately acquainted to anybody who’s sat in a present Civic or Integra.
Rear seat lodging seems to be to be very squeezy, with legroom briefly provide and head room compromised by the roof line and hatch. The rear bench is positioned over a vent for the hybrid battery, and solely has seat belts for 2 occupants.
Beneath the rear hatch, the boot seems to be lengthy however shallow. If privateness is a priority, there’s a useful fold-out cargo cowl.
The raised centre tunnel homes an array of switches and controls, together with a sequence of buttons to manage the automobile’s digital repeatedly variable transmission (eCVT) that’s integral a part of the Prelude’s hybrid drivetrain.
Honda’s present Energy Cut up hybrid system drives the entrance wheels through a 2.0-litre petrol engine mated to a pair electrical motors. Within the Civic e:HEV the system makes 135kW, whereas within the bigger Accord e:HEV output is rated at 152kW.
Sadly Honda has confirmed the Prelude gained’t be out there with a handbook transmission. There’s, nevertheless, a brand new S+ mode the corporate says will “simulate the sound and really feel of fast computerized gear modifications”.
Within the video we are able to hear the automobile shifting down aggressively down throughout braking, and avoiding the engine drone frequent to eCVT-equipped vehicles. The Prelude can also be fitted with paddle shifters that enable the driving force shift to between simulated gears.
Out there solely as hybrid, the Prelude misses out Honda’s turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine fitted to the Integra Kind S (239kW/420Nm) and Civic Kind R (235kW/420Nm).
Though the Prelude has been confirmed for Japan, Europe, and North America, Honda Australia has but to commit to providing the revived sporty coupe Down Beneath, though it has trademarked the title domestically.
The Prelude is the most recent heritage nameplate to be dusted off by Honda, with the automaker reviving the Integra in 2022, in addition to the Passport in 2018 and Acura ZDX in 2024.
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