Honda Prelude Hybrid

MouldyOldDough

This is at present just a concept car

Estimated at £40k -  2.0-litre petrol engine, a compact 1.05kWh battery and two electric motors to produce 181bhp Returns a combined -  56.5mpg.

Looks a bit like a Toyota GR 86

400ixl

A Civic in drag, which is probably not a bad thing at the end of the day.

MouldyOldDough

400ixl said:

A Civic in drag, which is probably not a bad thing at the end of the day.

Looks extremely nice and should be reliable too

I think that they are on to a winner

cymruchris

Looks far better than the new Ford Capri.

MouldyOldDough

I am hoping that it is available on Motability ?

Grumpy_chap

400ixl said:

A Civic in drag, which is probably not a bad thing at the end of the day.

I think the previous Prelude was an Accord in drag, so a Civic in drag is probably the current natural successor.  

I am surprised that the car is being developed and launched a a hybrid.  Not sure how far along the development path this is but, with the restrictions on new ICE from only 6 years away, this might not have time to be launched before it is obsolete.

The car in the images linked looks pretty sleek but that can't happen someone needs to send Honda the memo that when resurrecting an heritage model name for a sports coupe, it need to morph into a soft-roader

400ixl

It is being built on the Civic platform so will use the engine options designed for that and the production is scheduled for 2026 so the ICE rules are not going to be an issue for the first revision.

MouldyOldDough

They are calling the Honda Prelude Hybrid - a 2026 model on https://www.caranddriver.com/honda/prelude

With a predicted US price from just $31,000 + - I do wish that we got the same price (£23,800)

This is an extremely good looking car .