Citroën made a two-wheel-drive 2CV with four-wheel drive in the 1950s by adding a second engine to the trunk to power the back wheels. In 2025, a hobbyist added this very complicated fix to a fifth-generation Honda Prelude. It looks great, but I’m sure it runs like crap. Several highly modified Preludes are on the market, but the twin-engined one on Cars & Bids goes a lot further than most builds. Let’s start with the obvious: It has two engines that make it go. The front wheels are driven by a 2.2-liter four-cylinder engine with a five-speed manual gear. The situation is the same out back. Because the rear engine is placed transversally, it had to be changed in a number of ways to fit in the space that is usually used for groceries. The floor of the trunk has been taken out, air holes have been cut into the quarter panels, and there is a firewall between the passenger area and the engine bay in the back. What a big job this must have been. And that’s not all. The coupe has lowering springs, a Wilwood brake bias adjustment system, and a special tubular chassis. Cars & Bids has also made a carbon fiber hood, fixed Lexan windows, and bucket seats with belts. The ad says that to save weight, the power steering, climate control, and a few interior panels were removed. This Prelude could get into a Group B race if it could go back in time to the 1980s. It has two engines, a part-time four-wheel drive, and many changes that make it lighter. A lot of resources were used for the build. This Franken-Prelude is made so that either the front engine or both engines can run at the same time. The cooling system, power unit (ECU), and 12-gallon fuel cell for each engine are all separate. You can’t turn off the front engine and drive the car as a rear-wheel drive car, though. It’s crazy how many questions I have. How is it to drive? Without the changes, we’re looking at a total of about 400 horsepower. Each engine makes 200 horsepower by itself. It’s likely very strange to drive this car, especially since it has two limited-slip differentials. The second engine makes the Prelude heavier and changes the way the weight is distributed, which is generally heavily skewed toward the front. The low bid is $12,000, and there are still two days left in the sale. If you won the bid, please contact us so we can investigate further.
