26 Facts About Honda Prelude

Honda Prelude is a car produced by Japanese car manufacturer Honda from 1978 until 2001.

The Prelude was used by Honda to introduce the Japanese Honda retail sales chain Honda Verno, with the international release of the model following shortly after.

Production of the Honda Prelude concluded in 2001 upon the introduction of the fourth-generation Integra.

The Prelude complied with the series of music-themed vehicle names which Honda used at the time, along with the Accord, Quintet, Concerto, Jazz, and Ballade.

Honda Prelude appears to have followed the successful introduction of the Toyota Celica example by taking a small car, like the Accord, installing a more powerful engine, and giving the body a short trunk, and a long engine hood.

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The Honda Prelude were the first cars under two liters to receive standard power steering.

In Japan, the Honda Prelude was available with a sliding metal sunroof, while US versions received a glass top which freed up more headroom.

Honda Prelude used a single central gauge cluster design in this car which housed the speedometer and tachometer in one combined unit where both instrument's needles swept along the same arc.

The Honda Prelude featured intermittent wipers, tinted glass, and a remote trunk release.

The 1981 Honda Prelude received a stainless steel trim strip along the bumpers and side moldings, as well as a new grille.

Honda Prelude was introduced in Europe during 1979, but was not a strong seller, its high asking price not helping its chances of sales success.

Second-generation Honda Prelude was released in Japan on 25 November 1982 and worldwide in the spring of 1983.

On 9 April 1987, the third-generation Honda Prelude was released in the Japanese domestic market and released later that year worldwide, being a 1988 model in North America.

The Honda Prelude featured innovative features for its time such as a 0.

Two major distinctions of the SiStates was that it was the same width as the Honda Prelude sold in North America, from which it took its name, due to the wider side moldings.

On 19 September 1991, the fourth-generation Honda Prelude was introduced in Japan, and in Europe from early 1992.

The 1992 Honda Prelude incorporated other design features that had become the "Honda Prelude standard".

For instance, the Japanese Honda Prelude had power folding mirrors as well as a rear windscreen wiper, while the Canadian market was the one to have heated mirrors and optional heated seats.

Some Japanese domestic market fourth generation Honda Prelude VTECs did not come with options such as a sunroof and 4-wheel steering, as it was possible to skip these options when buying in Japan.

Honda Prelude was used in Formula One as its Safety Car during the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix.

The Honda Prelude was only available in three models for Canada and two models for the US .

Fifth-generation Honda Prelude marked a return to the more square bodystyle of the third generation, in an attempt to curb slumping sales of the fourth-generation bodystyle.

The sixth-generation Accord coupe received an exclusive front fascia, rear tail lights, wheels and many other body panels, now being marketed alongside the Honda Prelude with shared brochures in Canada, yet its sedan roots gave it much more utility than the comparatively cramped Honda Prelude, and the option of a V6 engine gave North American buyers an appealing alternative.

The Honda S2000 was another offering that while more expensive than the Prelude, offered rear wheel drive, a six-speed transmission, 40 extra horsepower, and a convertible top.

Honda Prelude was on Car and Driver magazine's annual Ten Best list ten times: three times from 1984 to 1986, and then seven times from 1992 to 1998, although the biggest complaint over much of the Honda Prelude's lifespan was the lack of availability of a V-6 engine option, especially in the US.

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Honda Prelude brought in craftsman Bruce Meyers to help design the tooling and fiberglass work for production.