The Honda Prelude will return to the U.S. by late 2025, Honda introduced on Tuesday.
The automobile, which can seemingly arrive as a 2026 mannequin given the timing, shall be a manufacturing model of the Prelude idea rolled out on the 2023 Tokyo auto present, and it’ll retain the present automobile’s hybrid powertrain. Prototypes noticed within the wild recommend the manufacturing mannequin may also look nearly similar to the present automobile.
The Prelude nameplate launched in Japan in 1978, and there have been 5 generations to date. Traditionally, the automobiles have been sporty front-wheel-drive coupes with modern bodywork protecting mechanicals from mainstream fashions, and that seems to be the case with the upcoming sixth era.
The powertrain shall be a model of Honda’s 2-motor hybrid system and is predicted to be the identical setup discovered within the newest Civic Hybrid that arrived for the 2025 mannequin 12 months. The Civic Hybrid’s powertrain is rated at 220 hp and consists of a 2.0-liter inline-4 mated to its hybrid transmission, with drive going to the entrance wheels solely.
Honda Prelude idea
Earlier Preludes have include options that have been novel on the time, resembling rear-wheel steering and energetic torque vectoring. The fashionable sixth-generation Prelude will proceed that custom with a function referred to as Honda S+ Shift. The function is a drive mode that’s anticipated to ship a extra emotional driving expertise by simulating gear shifts.
Whereas the Prelude is returning as a hybrid, Honda stays dedicated to launching electrical and gas cell autos. Whereas asserting the Prelude plans, Honda reiterated its plans to have 100% of its lineup consist purely of EVs and gas cell autos by 2040. The automaker plans to launch a number of zero-emission autos in fast succession beginning in late 2025 with the primary of the brand new 0 Collection of EVs.
