The last Honda Prelude left dealerships in 2001. This Honda Prelude Review 2026 arrives 23 years later, when the nameplate returns not as nostalgia but as a genuine product argument: a hybrid sport coupe that uses suspension hardware from the Type R, returns 44 mpg combined, and starts at $42,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buyers who remember the original do not need the history explained. For everyone else, the Prelude was Honda’s sport coupe flagship through five generations, known for pushing technology that later appeared across the broader Honda lineup. The 2026 version honors that identity with a two-motor hybrid system producing 200 horsepower and 232 pound-feet of torque, four selectable drive modes including a GT mode unique to this vehicle, Brembo four-piston front calipers, and a chassis developed directly from the Civic Type R platform. Two trims are available: the standard Coupe and the 2-Tone Coupe, which adds a contrasting black roof and black mirror covers at a $500 premium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Honda Prelude Review 2026 covers the 23-year return: 200 hp hybrid, 44 mpg combined, two trims from $42,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,10,39],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-3420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coupe","category-enhanced","category-honda","tag-21"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t