Honda Prelude Concept

[05XR8]

Thing is, it's not like a budget Type R or Si. Honda went through the trouble of fitting most of the Civic Type R handling bits and left the engine flat. If it were a $30,000 coupe then sure, makes sense.
Tack on another $20,000 for the CTR engine & drivetrain and then the price is justified.

 

[Tornado]

I mean the fact that Honda did make the exact same mistake before down to the letter with the CR-Z suggests that either that guy didn't get fired or Honda are completely clueless what they want this car to be. No amount of "15 years from now you'll wish you still bought this car" complaining we're going to get from car journalists or Doug and Bids videos will make the people buying them now any less of a rube for buying one instead of a Civic Hybrid for a huge pile less money (or, frankly, just buying the similarly priced CTR) than the people who paid the huge premium to buy the slower/heavier/less practical CR-Z instead of just buying a Fit. The price estimates the auto rags have been giving it peg it at even about the same premium over the Civic Hybrid as the CR-Z was over the Fit.


Of particular note:

To me, it feels like it’s slotting into the same space cars like the entry-level Audi TT or Mustang Ecoboost once held, something that looks sporty and fun, without being too hardcore.

Ford still sells that! For 3/4 the price of what all the estimates have been so far for the Prelude.

 

[FT-1]

Ford still sells that! For 3/4 the price of what all the estimates have been so far for the Prelude.

Here in the UK, you can’t buy the Mustang Ecoboost anymore. During the last few years it was on sale, prices started at around £40k, pretty much what I’d expect Honda to ask for the Prelude. To put that into perspective, a top-spec Civic Hybrid starts from £38k.