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.