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Honda Prelude

🇯🇵 Japan ·1979–now· coupé / sedan

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Honda Prelude (2025-) in red at Japan Mobility Show Kansai 2025: Aos.1905· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Honda Prelude (sixth generation): Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 1984 Honda Prelude EX coupe (18235608554): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1984 Honda Prelude EX coupe (18672045569): Jeremy from Sydney, Australia· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1986-1987 Honda Prelude Si coupe 01: OSX· Public domain
  6. 6. 1986-1987 Honda Prelude Si coupe 02: OSX· Public domain
  7. 7. 1987-1990 Honda Prelude 4WS Si coupe 01: OSX· Public domain
  8. 8. 1987 Honda Prelude rear: PeteCaz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 1987 Honda Prelude side (cropped): PeteCaz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. 1988 Honda Prelude Si 4WS coupe (2015-08-07) 01: OSX· Public domain
  11. 11. 1991 Honda Prelude, front right, 4-25-2021: Cutlass· CC0
  12. 12. 1991 Honda Prelude Si 4WS coupe (2015-07-24) 02: OSX· Public domain
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Honda Prelude, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Aos.1905· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 182 hptop version
  • efficiency 117 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 705 in NL#684 most common
  • price € 56.823new, 2026
  • weight 1,259 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.

spec sheet

built
1979–now
body
coupé, sedan
engine
1.6 L–2.3 L
cylinders
4
turbo
no
power
79–182 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
4
doors
2
weight
1,259 kg
fuel use
5.2–9.9 L/100 km
CO₂
117–235 g/km
US rating
20–44 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Subcompact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 56.823

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

705 are registered in the Netherlands today, #684 of all models. Most common build year: 1997 (139 cars).

19792026

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (21)
  • Prelude 366
  • Prelude 2.0 I U9 62
  • Prelude Ex 53
  • Prelude 2.2 Vtec E2 32
  • Prelude 2.0 Ex U9 23
  • Prelude Ex Automaat 23
  • Prelude 2.3 I 4WS Abs U9 21
  • Prelude 2.0 I Abs Aut. U9 17
  • Prelude 2.0I 17
  • Prelude 2D 12
  • Prelude 2.0 I Abs U9 12
  • Prelude 2.0I Ex 16V Dohc 10
  • Prelude 2.3 I Abs U9 10
  • Prelude 2.0 Ex 4WS U9 7
  • Prelude 2.0I Abs E2 7
  • Prelude 2.0I 16 U9 7
  • Prelude 2D Hondamatic 6
  • Prelude 2.0 I Ex 16V Dohcalb 5
  • Prelude 2.0 I 16 4WS 5
  • Prelude 2.0I E2 5
  • Prelude 1.8 Ex Katalisator K6 5

🇺🇸 US versions (72)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2027Prelude2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic (variable gear ratios)FWDRegular445.3
2026Prelude2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic (variable gear ratios)FWDRegular445.3
2001Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
2001Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic (S4)FWDPremium2111.2
2000Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
2000Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
1999Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1999Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1998Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1998Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2210.7
1996Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1996Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1996Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1996Prelude2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1996Prelude2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1995Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1995Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1995Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1995Prelude2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1995Prelude2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1994Prelude2.2 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1994Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1994Prelude2.2 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1994Prelude2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDPremium2111.2
1994Prelude2.3 L 4 cylManual 5-spdFWDPremium2111.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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