Come Friday (27 February) and Honda Cars Philippines (HCP) will be opening its order books for the next-generation Honda Prelude. Philippines is the second regional market after Indonesia to introduce the BF1-generation Honda Prelude.
According to a report by CarGuide.ph, for the Philippines market, HCP will be offering a sole 2.0 e:HEV variant, which is the same powertrain as the one found in our Honda CR-V RS e:HEV and Honda Civic RS e:HEV.
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Power output for the Prelude matches the Civic RS e:EV, with its petrol-electric hybrid powertrain offering 184 PS and 315 Nm. The CR-V RS e:HEV, on the other hand, offers 20 Nm more torque at 335 Nm.
Unlike the CR-V and Civic, the Prelude will debut the Honda S+ Shift drive mode switch. When enabled, the S+ Shift mimics an eight-speed automatic transmission. Rev-matched downshifts can also be achieved with the S+ mode turned on.
And while the Prelude may not be donning a Type R emblem, the model does offer the Type R’s Dual Axis front suspension, active damper system, variable gear ratio steering, and Brembo brakes.
That being said, the Prelude isn’t a sports car; instead, the Prelude is designed and engineered to be a comfortable grand tourer.
Closer to home, Honda Malaysia has teased the imminent arrival of the S+ Shift technology in Malaysia, hinting that the Prelude is just around the corner for us.
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It remains to be seen the Prelude’s pricing here. Over in Japan, the Prelude is priced at JPY 6,179,800 (~RM 154k) higher than the FL5 Civic Type R (JPY 4,997,300 or ~RM 124k), between the GR Supra 2.0L (JPY 4,995,000 or ~RM 124k )and GR Supra 3.0L (JPY 8,000,000 or ~RM 199k).
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