We recently spent a few laps behind the wheel of the 2026 Honda Prelude in Japan. This brief encounter revealed a few things. It’s not a sports car, and anyone hoping for Civic Type R performance from the front-wheel drive coupe will be sorely disappointed. More than anything else, the Prelude is now a grand tourer competing in a class of one. It’s by far the cheapest hybrid grand touring coupe on the market, with its main rivals all costing five times as much. But this is not how the buying public is going to view the Prelude, which is unfortunately priced at $42,000 exactly. Only one model is available, and it’s fully-loaded. Only two options are available, and they are two-tone paint and summer tires.
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