The Rise and Fall of the Honda Prelude
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How did the Prelude go from a mature sports car for grown ups, to every ricer's project on blocks for sale on marketplace for 15K no lowballs? Let's look back at all the Prelude generations to find out. But wait!! Now Honda is bringing it back?! So who is the new 2026 Honda Prelude for? Grown ups? Enthusiasts? No. Its for people who were already going to buy another Civic. But now they can buy one for more money.
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Chapters:
0:00 - 1st Generation (1979 - 1982)
5:32 - 2nd Generation (1983 - 1987)
10:13 - 3rd Generation (1988 - 1991)
16:14 - 4th Generation (1992 - 1996)
20:44 - 5th Generation (1997 - 2001)
24:18 - 6th Generation (2026 - __)
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For several years now, the options for a new small smartphone for me has basically been reduced to nothing. The iPhone mini line is gone, and the iPhone SE has turned into the bigger iPhone 16e. On Android, the only small phones available are low-end to midrange and older phones from several years ago, the same age as my aging iPhone 13 mini.
That quote you said doesn’t only apply to cars today, it applies to everything money can buy.
me laugh as I got in and drove away. That car was my favorite for a long time. I didn't realize that the Prelude was at that time marketed for "mature " drivers, but boy was I glad I bought one.
The Rise and Fall of the Honda Prelude
20th Century Cars
137,430 views
How did the Prelude go from a mature sports car for grown ups, to every ricer's project on blocks for sale on marketplace for 15K no lowballs? Let's look back at all the Prelude generations to find out. But wait!! Now Honda is bringing it back?! So who is the new 2026 Honda Prelude for? Grown ups? Enthusiasts? No. Its for people who were already going to buy another Civic. But now they can buy one for more money.
Follow 20th Century Cars:
INSTA → Instagram: 20th.century.cars.official
TikTok → TikTok: 20thcenturycars
Store → https://acuraadvice.com
Chapters:
0:00 - 1st Generation (1979 - 1982)
5:32 - 2nd Generation (1983 - 1987)
10:13 - 3rd Generation (1988 - 1991)
16:14 - 4th Generation (1992 - 1996)
20:44 - 5th Generation (1997 - 2001)
24:18 - 6th Generation (2026 - __)
1) At the end of the 2nd gen chapter I forget the year 1987 exists and imply the last year for 2G is 1986. Please ignore that brain malfunction.
2) 1991 US models could get 4WS with the B21 (like Canada had in the '91 SE). I only had a 1990 brochure and made an incorrect assumption that there weren't any major changes for 1991. Thanks to those that commented about this and special thanks to the person who e-mailed me a '91 brochure to show me this.