When is the Prelude in for a restyling or makeover ?

[OldLudeDude]

I make T.V. commercials for a living. I was shooting at a Honda dealership today. I asked the owner for the scoop on the next Prelude. The guy said there is a car slated to fit between the Accord Coupe and the S2000, but it won't be called a Prelude and it will not be RWD. Not that he knows everything, but he is in the industry...

[GundamExpo]

I bet its the inspire

http://www.honda.co.jp/auto-lineup/inspire/

[fatsoPanda]

doesn't the inspire look like the new accord??

[fatsoPanda]

Originally Posted by del

the reason the accord is in still production and not the prelude is all due to sales. the accord has been a best seller for years and years and it's honda's bread and butter car. without it, honda would stand to lose a lot of money. same with the civic. i forget the name of the first honda car in the states, but i know it wasn't the accord.

over the last several years the prelude on the other hand has been a dismal failure when we're talking about sales. honda lost a lot of money on the 5th gen. sales were on a decline ever since the mid 90's and never picked back up. i think in 01 honda sold less than 9,000 preludes. it's quite obvious why honda cut the cord on the prelude. it was a money pit. too expensive for the car that it is. particularly when you're competing with cars that cost thousands less and offered a similar or better all around package.

the prelude is a great car no doubt, one of honda's best offerings ever. but even that's not enough to keep a car afloat these days.

sorry for the rant!

So what would you say was the preludes direct competition that was thousands less and offered similar or better all around package?? just curious??

[del]

Originally Posted by fatsoPanda

So what would you say was the preludes direct competition that was thousands less and offered similar or better all around package?? just curious??

an eclipse gt, celica gts, integra gsr, for example. all of which cost less and are comparable in performance to the prelude.

[94tegRS]

just curious but do you know the price to buy new in 95 and 96 a prelude VTEC and a eclipse GSX or GST?

[cabledesign]

Originally Posted by del

an eclipse gt, celica gts, integra gsr, for example. all of which cost less and are comparable in performance to the prelude.

that's strange you mentioned those cars being comparable to the lude, i was shopping the last few weeks and ended up buying a 98 SH.

i drove an 03 celica gts, and an 02 eclipse gt...and neither one matched the raw power, interior comfort/finish, or $$$ of a car 5 years older.

just thought i'd throw my in!