The new Prelude looks really good in person.
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The chief engineer confirmed at the booth that the new Prelude will only be a hybrid, designed to be a fast but comfortable GT sports car—not as track-focused as the FL5. It’s almost ready for production, and the prototype will likely be similar, minus some carbon fiber parts. It’s expected to launch in 2025.
He also said Honda hasn’t had a high-revving naturally aspirated engine in a long time, and he’d like to see one in the new Prelude. He couldn’t reveal if it will be front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive, but if they use an updated version of their current hybrid system, it could easily produce 300-400 horsepower and 500Nm of torque. Right now, the FL4 e
system makes 184 horsepower and 315Nm because it doesn’t have a coupled mode yet, which would combine engine and motor power.
I’m really excited to replace my 11-year-old GE8 with this!
They need to make a K24C engine that can hit 9000 rpm, has a turbo, and also includes an electric motor. But hey, we can dream!
If I had to guess, the base model will be front-wheel drive, and the top trim will have hybrid all-wheel drive. The base model would probably use the 2.0 hybrid from the Accord, maybe with a little more power, while the AWD version could go up to around 300 horsepower.
That makes me think they will come out with a naturally aspirated Type R version later on.
I feel like they’re clapping back to the new Prius with this car. I’m not the biggest fan of it visually but I think seeing it in person could change that. As long as it’s a fun car
Honestly, I wouldn’t mind getting one now that I know this, but my credit is really bad. Oh well, I’m happy with my late '90s Civic and CR-V.
It better be a manual. I’m saying this because Honda has made a manual hybrid three times before: the first-gen Insight, the CR-Z, and briefly the Civic Hybrid. They can do it again with the new Prelude.
I just went back to double check, it is a concept at the moment, not a confirmed model, so we may never see it
Sorry to burst your bubble, but I like it, so 1 of 2 things are going to happen:
- It’ll never see the light of day
- It’ll be way more than I can afford, so it’ll start around $60k before dealer markups.
I love that dealer markups don’t exist at Honda in my country
You’re so lucky! When my wife was looking for a new car, we checked out the CR-Z, but they wouldn’t even let her test drive it because they said, “The CR-Z is a limited production car.” It was ridiculous! She ended up getting a Camaro, haha.