“Honda has always been committed to creating sporty vehicles,” said Toshihiro Mibe, president and CEO of Honda, during his press conference at the ongoing Japan Mobility Show. Today, the Japanese carmaker is demonstrating that commitment by presenting this, the Prelude Concept.
UPDATE: It has been confirmed by the American Honda Motor Company’s PR team that the Prelude Concept is actually a hybrid and not an EV. This post has been updated.
Fans of the brand will know that in recent years, Honda has been bringing back a few famous names. The NSX made a return in 2016 but will soon be ended (again), and following that, the Integra made a return as an Acura model (the name was also used for the Civic in China).
Now, the Prelude gets its time in the spotlight, although Honda isn’t confirming if it will eventually become a series production model. The official word from the company is, “this model will become the prelude for our future models which will inherit the ‘joy of driving’ into the full-fledged electrified future and embody Honda’s unalterable sports mindset.”
As such, the Prelude Concept previews Honda’s electrified future, specifically sports cars that focus on driver engagement and driving performance. Or as the carmaker puts it, “offer exhilarating experience that makes you want to keep going forever and extraordinary excitement you never felt before.”
There are zero details on the Prelude Concept’s hybrid powertrain or the platform it is built on, but it certainly looks attractive. The two-door body is shaped in a way that is reminiscent of the previous coupe versions of the Accord and Civic, with notable cues being the prominent front lip, retractable door handles, wide-width taillights, a rear spoiler and a hammerhead shark-like front fascia.
The overall design doesn’t look overly outlandish as most concepts tend to be, and we dare say it looks pretty much production-ready. Honda said last year that it will introduce two sports car models as part of its electrification plans, with one being a specialty model while the other is a flagship model.
The former was mentioned by Mibe during the press conference, where he said, “at the automobile electrification business briefing we held last year, I talked about future sports models. Today, to conclude my presentation, I would like to show you one of them – the specialty sports model.” That certainly sounds like affirmation that the Prelude Concept will be made into something customers can buy. Looking forward to it?
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(Like) Honda Prelude EV rm180k.
(Dislike) Toyota GR86 RM295 ribu
Tesla >>everything else
Prelude to disaster.
Welcome back prelude…still think the third generation as the best looking one…
I had the “Darth Vader” 4th gen.
Awesome car. in my opinion the sitting position is more low slung than the 3rd and feel more sporty.
But the 3rd gen was great too. It shared the same design language as the NSX, and had the first 4WS emblem, which confused the hell out of me what did it stand for. back then there was no internet to google.
macam yes
not a Type R?
preludes used to be so cool. low, wide, VTEC, ahead of their time . Gen 4 was the last real sexy prelude .
this new EV one looks meh.. an integra maybe but surely not a prelude .. low sling wide bonnet missing
design looks familiar. ambil sini, tambah sana, tolak sini, jadilah prelude.
Should have make a CR2Z better… and make it cheap like the last time.
No thanks, yesteryear naming suxs
will it come with lanewatch?
At a quick glance, I thought that was a coupe version of the new Prius
Copycat again haha. Copy paste of different cars can be seen in all latest honda design. But the fanbase think honda the best haha
Honda Prelude Sporty EV 2-door next generation.
Since is the concept, please put ICE on the prelude before the production