The inside of the sixth-generation Honda Prelude was revealed in a single day, and it seems immediately acquainted, but slightly totally different too.
In a video launched final evening, Japanese YouTuber Unadon spent some high quality time analyzing the Prelude’s exterior and inside earlier than giving the coupe a spin on a take a look at observe.
The brand new Prelude relies on the eleventh technology Civic, which is by the way is the primary Civic because the fourth technology that’s not been out there as a coupe.
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Regardless of plenty of under-the-skin commonality, the Prelude has a very totally different exterior that appears to be mainly unchanged from the 2023 idea.
Though the inside seems 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 package.
The Prelude’s dashboard high does with out the Integra’s swoopy character traces and distinguished band of fake metallic trim. Of their place is a softer, flatter design with a better emphasis on padded smooth contact supplies.
That mentioned, the vents, switchgear, and general format will really feel immediately acquainted to anybody who’s sat in a present Civic or Integra.
Rear seat lodging seems 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.
Underneath the rear hatch, the boot seems 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 regulate the automobile’s digital constantly variable transmission (eCVT) that’s integral a part of the Prelude’s hybrid drivetrain.
Honda’s present Energy Break up hybrid system drives the entrance wheels by way of 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 automated gear modifications”.
Within the video we will hear the automobile shifting down aggressively down throughout braking, and avoiding the engine drone widespread to eCVT-equipped vehicles. The Prelude can also be fitted with paddle shifters that permit the motive force shift to between simulated gears.
Obtainable completely 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 Underneath, though it has trademarked the identify 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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