HONDA Prelude · photos, packages and modifications

The Honda Coupe or Prelude as it is known had its first generation that was to be ranked with Civic and Accord, since it had similar designing to these two cars. The first generation also had a 1751 cc engine, which featured a 5-speed manual gearbox, but it also had a 2-speed automatic, which was known as Hondomatic. Afterwards, in 1980, the automatic gearbox was eventually converted into a 4-speed model, previously being 2-speed. The first generation's production was stopped in 1982.

With the stopping of the production of the first generation, the second generation of this car was released, which feature an A18 engine, which had 1.8 liter. Consumers in Europe and Asia had the option of also choosing a 2.0 double overhead engine. To better the aerodynamic capacity of the car, this generation also saw the introduction of pop-up lights. To make sure that the engine would fit into the bonnet in the engine bay, the size of the bonnet was also increased. In the European model, the rear lights were restyled, along with the front and rear bumpers. There were different color options for the car available in the 2nd generation.

Afterwards, the third generation was introduced as well but it was quite similar to the second generation. However, there were some changes, and one of the most important ones included the four wheel steering in a few models. There were some changes in the body, along with the installment of a new-engine. To enhance the aerodynamics of the car, along with fuel efficiency, the Prelude's hood line was lowered significantly. The car also underwent the building of narrow pillars, which were able to give you a wide visibility of around 326 degrees.

The 4 wheel steering system underwent significant improvements in the next generation of the Honda Prelude. The car was now made completely electronically-controlled. This increased the engine capacity from 2.1 to 2.2 and 2.1 to 2.3 in the base model and the Si model respectively. The pop-up lights were not used in the fourth generation. However, the rear end was increased in height, and was rounded as well. The front end was pushed a bit wider. The highly appreciated modification in this car was the use of the dashboard, which was produced as flat on the sides, along with gauges that had back lighting in light blue color.

The fifth generation of the Honda Prelude, which was to be the last generation of the car had 16" aluminum wheels along with the front suspension, which ran independently. The production of the Honda Prelude was discontinued in 2001. The fourth generation was not too successful in terms of sales, which saw the design to be reverted back to the 1980s model. The automatic transmission system was included in the original design, and along with that, SportsShift technology was also fixed, which made this vehicle quite similar to the likes of Porsche's Tiptronic system.

A table of all modifications of Honda model Prelude




 
 
Total modifications: 26
Model name Body type Door Po- wer Trans- mission 0-100 km Max spd Fuel Fuel rate
Honda Prelude 1998 - 2000
2.2 VTi
  2 200 hp 5, Manual 7.5 s 228 km Petrol 9.9 l
2.2 VTi
  2 200 hp 4, Automatic 0.0 s 225 km Petrol 10.4 l
Honda Prelude 1997 - 1998
2.2 VTi
  2 185 hp 4, Automatic 0.0 s 223 km Petrol 10.4 l
2.2 VTi S
  2 185 hp 5, Manual 7.5 s 228 km Petrol 10.1 l
Honda Prelude 1996 - 2000
2.0i
  2 133 hp 5, Manual 9.2 s 201 km Petrol 9.2 l
2.0i
  2 133 hp 4, Automatic 10.8 s 201 km Petrol 9.9 l
Honda Prelude 1996 - 1998
2.2 VTi
  2 185 hp 5, Manual 7.5 s 228 km Petrol 9.5 l
Honda Prelude 1993 - 1995
2.2i VTEC 4WS
  2 185 hp 5, Manual 7.3 s 226 km Petrol 8.8 l
Honda Prelude 1992 - 1996
2.0i
  2 133 hp 5, Manual 9.2 s 201 km Petrol 8.6 l
2.0i
  2 133 hp 4, Automatic 10.8 s 201 km Petrol 8.8 l
Honda Prelude 1992 - 1993
2.3i
  2 160 hp 5, Manual 7.7 s 215 km Petrol 8.8 l
2.3i 4WS
  2 160 hp 5, Manual 7.7 s 215 km Petrol 8.8 l
Honda Prelude 1990 - 1992
2.0i 16V
  2 140 hp 5, Manual 8.6 s 205 km Petrol 9.0 l
2.0i 16V 4WS
  2 140 hp 5, Manual 8.6 s 205 km Petrol 9.0 l
Honda Prelude 1988 - 1992
2.0 EX 4WS
  2 109 hp 5, Manual 10.4 s 186 km Petrol 9.1 l
2.0 EX 4WS
  2 109 hp 4, Automatic 11.3 s 183 km Petrol 9.6 l
Honda Prelude 1987 - 1992
2.0 EX
  2 109 hp 5, Manual 10.4 s 186 km Petrol 9.1 l
2.0 EX
  2 109 hp 4, Automatic 11.3 s 183 km Petrol 9.6 l
Honda Prelude 1987 - 1990
2.0i 16V
  2 150 hp 5, Manual 7.9 s 212 km Petrol 8.8 l
2.0i 16V 4WS
  2 150 hp 5, Manual 7.9 s 212 km Petrol 8.8 l
Honda Prelude 1987 - 1988
2.0 EX
  2 114 hp 5, Manual 9.8 s 190 km Petrol 9.3 l
2.0 EX
  2 114 hp 4, Automatic 10.8 s 186 km Petrol 9.2 l
Honda Prelude 1985 - 1987
2.0i 16V DOHC
  2 137 hp 5, Manual 7.8 s 205 km Petrol 8.6 l
Honda Prelude 1983 - 1987
1.8 EX
  2 105 hp 5, Manual 9.5 s 185 km Petrol 8.3 l
1.8 EX
  2 101 hp 4, Automatic 0.0 s 175 km Petrol 8.3 l
1.8 Special
  2 105 hp 5, Manual 9.5 s 185 km Petrol 8.3 l
 
 
 
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