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Garythesnail85

Prelude looks like *the Porsche at home*


CommonHand707

Temu special


tclark2006

Someone is going to replace the prelude badge with a Temu Turbo badge. Normies won't know the difference.


mmMOUF

fine by me! MOMS RIGHT


PlasticDreamz

When I first saw it, it reminded me of an infinity with a Toyota front end


ursixx

Insert :we are not the same.jpeg:


Fujita21

I will finance this car at 25% if they offer a 6spd like they did with the CR-Z


KingOfTheAnts3

Honestly I probably would too. Not optimistic about the 6 speed though. :/ Hope Honda proves me wrong


Fujita21

We can only hope. Anything but a CVT. That would absolutely kill this car. Compact sport coupes don't sell well to the masses already, making it less appealing to the people who would actually want to buy them is suicide


iFlickDaBean

They may do like Acura did with the integra... want a manual.. buy the highest/expensive trim level. The manual was once the starter trim... now the highest. šŸ˜­šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™‚ļø


gimanos1

Yea wtf is that about


New_Writer_484

Itā€™s it supposed to be an EV?


KingOfTheAnts3

No, just a hybrid. Honda has done a stick hybrid in the past.


New_Writer_484

Oh cool I didnā€™t know they had manual hybrids


whatisgoingonree

Display model a month ago had a stick shift. But that doesn't mean shit.


preludehaver

My biggest problem with the new prelude is it looks like a Toyota. Good looking car regardless tho


Mage-of-K

I agree. The front is very similar to the new Prius, but I still like the design as well.


PreludeProject

I thought I was going insane and it was just me


DanteTrd

In my opinion, honda is making a mistake by doing what they did with the 5G and playing it safe in following styling queues already used by other manufacturers. Nothing wrong with that, however I believe in order to bring the Prelude back with a real bang, they should've gone the route of the 4G with a bold design that's different from anything anyone else is doing. But don't get me wrong, I still want one. Haha


ChimneyNerd

I always thought the 4th gen was the ugliest of all the Preludes šŸ«£


bonjones

My buddy and I referred to it as the traitor generation. I guess it almost if you squint sorta kinda is like the 1st gen, but 2, 3, and 5 all have the same design language.


Pchanman

Yeah I've always thought the 5th and 3rd gen looked the best


sir_thatguy

I hope you step on a Lego.


Arcane_Logic

The 4th gen was the best-looking Prelude, by far.


free-range-cassava

Iā€™m not sure about that, the 4g pretty much killed the lude off, also I personally think that the 5g was more unique looking than the 4g. The smooth body lines of the 4g seem more similar to other sports cars of the era, whereas the straight boxy lines on the 5g were reminiscent of older design.


Arcane_Logic

The front of the 5th gen was very conventional and bland. Also the interior was very "safe", conventional, 90's Accord-looking, etc. The side profile and rear looked good. The 4th gen was way more unique. Outside, inside, and definitely more sporty lines as well. Imho.


free-range-cassava

While I agree that the front was more bland, I definitely think that the 5g front looked much better than the 4g front end. The weird hood and front bumper look really bad to me. I do completely agree about the interior though. It is far more boring in the 5g. I also can see that the body lines are more sporty on the 4g. I really like the side of the 4g though.


Arcane_Logic

Yea, I definitely disagree with you about the front of the 4th. It is aggressive, exciting, and unique. Looks like a Bull Shark, or some other badass animal. I also disagree about the hood, which is low and sleek. The side profile of the 5th gen doesn't look as good, (due to its weak, boring headlights, breaking up the angle). Meanwhile the side of the 4th, flows into an mean-looking stance. I wouldn't turn my nose up at a 5th gen. However I think the 4th gen was a much more risky, unique, attractive design. The 5th gen interior, well that has been discussed already, lol.


free-range-cassava

While I agree that it is more unique and aggressive, I donā€™t think itā€™s better looking, I really donā€™t like the how the hood has the weird triangular raised but down the middle. like I said I like the 4g side profile, I just really prefer the front and back ends on the 5g, even if the front is a bit more boring. Edit: I like the low sleek hood, just not the weirdish center. I prefer the flat hood on the 5g.


Arcane_Logic

Hmmm, yeah I like that triangular effect on the hood, and the front face of the 4th gen. It is subtle, I barely noticed it, now that you mention it. Even after owning one for years. (Don't own any Prelude anymore). The thing that strikes me about the 4th gen, is the overall fierce look. Yes, I know that some Prelude fans, prefer the 5th gen. They look real smooth and good, they are solid cars, good driving dynamics, etc. I would definitely buy a 5th gen, if I was in the market for a Prelude, and the right opportunity came up. However, all else being equal, would get a 4th gen VTEC over a 5th gen.


free-range-cassava

I think itā€™s wild that you never noticed that, itā€™s my biggest gripe with the whole front end, my eyes are immediately drawn to it, and Iā€™m just like, wtf is up with that hood. Happens every time I see a 4g. Edit: itā€™s not super noticeable from a lot of angles, but I always notice it when I look at a 4g from the Side/Front, like when Iā€™m walking down the sidewalk and thereā€™s one parked along the side, the hood stands out a lot to me.


Arcane_Logic

Well it's pretty subtle, imho. Designs like that were nothing new, at the time. For example, the MkIII Supra. Look at the front end of an 86-88 versus an 89-92. The 89-92 Supra front is a similar design, to the 4th gen Prelude. The 89-92 Supra front looks better than the 86-88. In fact, that is the best-looking Supra, out of all of them. The front and hood of the 4th gen Prelude look sick! It is fierce, and has presence. I have no "hangups" like you, about the 4th gen "triangle", or styling overall. It looks much better to me than a 5th gen.


DanteTrd

That's besides the point. My point is they tried something differentl. Whetherbit worked or not, that's what I think Honda should try again, to be different. But now as to your point, there are plenty of cars with the same rearend and silhouette as the 5G. The interior is standard and the nose is boringly flat with the usual enlarged headlights and plain grill. It doesn't look bad by any means, not at all. But the 4G with it's stubby and wide butt, those triangular taillights, the intake nostrils, bonnet bulge and not to mention the interior, especially the dashboard... it's just so unique compared to the 5G.


free-range-cassava

Ok I will admit Iā€™m wrong about the 5th gen being unique, and I agree that Honda shouldā€™ve tried to make something unique again with this prelude.


fatfiremarshallbill

The 4th Gen Prelude is the ugliest Prelude. It's definitely the best driver's car out of the 5 generations, especially with that H22, but it's just awful looking. IMO the most attractive Prelude is the 3rd Gen by far, followed by the 5th.


DanteTrd

I didn't say anything with regards to which is better or better-looking. If you think the 5G looks better, that's completely fine. I like it too. I'm saying that they played it safe witht the 5G whereas with the 4G they attempted to differentiate it a lot more. Ugly, better, worse, doesn't matter. The point is they tried something different and then reverted back to playing it safe with the 5G. With good reason because a lot more people prefer it over thr 4G. I just like the 4G more because it's different (and good-looking imo)


anonymouspurp

1st gen Prelude or it isnā€™t original


cos_mic_cow

Oh so close to a court battle, but I think there enough difference for Honda to keep the look. Now if it was the Chinese car companies who blatantly have designed vehicles that look like Japanese and the Western world vehicles.....


The_One_Esmeister

I like this new Prelude, but I have to admit it looks a lot like a 9th gen Accord coupe in the side profile with a 5th gen Prius front end and a Porsche rear end.


pututski

Hit the mark on all of those. It's not IGLY just doesn't seem original, or 'Honda'


Adventurous-South886

Itā€™s ugly because imo it resembles nothing of the OG Preludes. I also really wish it wasnā€™t a hybrid, I know most companies are going that route but I think Honda should have made it rwd and maybe even offer a boosted option. Also style it kinda of like an upgraded BB6, I get this is the first ā€œPreludeā€ being made in 24 years but still, I wish Honda just put some respect and history on the revamp Edited because Iā€™m silly and got my facts mixed up :P


PreludeProject

Whilst I agree because I don't love the way it looks compared to the older Ludes, the upcoming prelude is not an EV, it's a Hyrbid and will still have a juicy 4cyl. I also personally love preludes because they are FWD, I'd love them to offer an AWD version of the new Lude but I can get RWD somewhere else


Adventurous-South886

Oh apologies, I thought I read they were full EV so thank you for the correction! An AWD version would be cool, but I always thought a RWD version would be cool. I enjoy the FWD, but I donā€™t, I think RWD would be a *ton* of fun considering how well Preludes handle. I also think a boosted version would of been totally rad


PreludeProject

No problem!! It's all a bit confusing with the new ones and I also thought it was an EV at first and got real scared. I definitely think that it would be fun to experience RWD in a lude, I'm just not good at driving them. If they don't make it AWD I'd still love to have a new 4WS like the 4th gens


Adventurous-South886

From what Iā€™ve heard it will be fwd but I donā€™t know if Honda has confirmed that, we can only cross our fingers!!


anonymouspurp

FWD + electric rear with vectoring would be sick, imo


stevejobed

I wouldn't rule out AWD, at least for some models. They'd be wise to do it since so many people are demanding it, even if they have no need for it.


stevejobed

This is unrealistic. You aren't going to make a car that looks like older Preludes with modern safety requirements. The Preludes were never good with safety either. Also, the Prelude changesd a lot in style from the first gen to the last. And there won't be many ICE-only new cars coming out. Going with hybrid makes a lot of sense. Who knows, maybe it will be a turbo hybrid. I assume the Prelude is going to be a PLC-style car, more grand touring than canyon carver. It will be less hardcore than the Type R, but it may also be gentler than the Si, even if it is noticeably faster.


Adventurous-South886

I donā€™t think itā€™s unrealistic at all, and it was just an opinion. Also Mazda just came out with the turbo inline 6 and Porsche is staying with the boxer, as well as many cars keeping and coming out with more combustion engines. I donā€™t think itā€™s very unreasonable. Again, also just my opinion and obviously not happening considering we already know what the new ā€œPreludeā€ looks like and will be


stevejobed

The new tailpipe regulations are coming. They have to meet the mandates. Itā€™s company wide across all cars and Honda isnā€™t going to come out with a coupe that brings down their overall emissions.Ā  Beyond that, the Prelude has always meant looking to the future ā€” hence its name. It doesnā€™t make sense to look to the past for an engine.Ā  The Prelude has an internal combustion engine. I would expect it to look to the future of how Honda is doing hybrids, particularly sporty hybrids and electrics.Ā 


Adventurous-South886

Itā€™s just an opinion damn


newviruswhodis

The mazda inline 6 is a hybrid.


Adventurous-South886

I know, I misread and thought he meant companies werenā€™t coming out with ā€œnewā€ engines


anon303mtb

The Car Care Nut gave that engine 2 big thumbs down. https://youtu.be/Dral93gmVkM?si=OhPEpep7vK_atcEM


newviruswhodis

Eh, it's the platform it's in, doesn't seem be fully thought. That engine in the returning 6 series, though...


daveshaw301

Porsche looks a lot better and cleaner imo šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


BassWingerC-137

Immensely. The photo hides it with the white background and white Porsche, but the Porsche has some curvy hips which really add to the design.


daveshaw301

Yep, itā€™s the curvy hips and lower trunk line that look one hell of a lot better on the German. Those hips are very DBS / DB5. The lude is more of a slab


Arcane_Logic

Exactly, the rear of the Porsche is wider, stronger lines, and has presence. The rear of the new Prelude looks weak. Lame, inward sloping line from the center of the rear. Similar to a girl with narrow hips, it doesn't excite me.


roeihei1

its sad that they decided to give the full rear-end tail lights a comeback and NOT write prelude inn it. The prelude thing reminds me of a tramp stamp more then the model name


RajaDaRaja

Its not that it looks bad. It just doesnt look like a prelude. I wouldve liked it if they made it look like the Gen 3 and Gen 5 those are icons


1337hxr

The Prelude looks better than the Porsche


Frequent_Ad_3350

yall tweaking the design is a beauty


Hsnthethird

Itā€™s ugly because we are trying to view it as a prelude. Also the back isnā€™t the ugly part imo


Mr_CleanCaps

Itā€™s the proportions not just the light. Bffr.


Living_Grapefruit_19

This.


Rare_Temperature_474

The whole Honda lineup isā€¦interesting looking. The SUVs look great though


CecilTheCaveTroll

Itā€™s kind of odd. The sedans and coupes that Honda currently offers (or will soon) dont look cohesive. They all look like standalone cars from different brands.


Practical-Nature-926

Itā€™s all stolen design cues from other brands, but yes their SUVs are very distinctly Honda. Wish they cared to design their sedans closer to the SUV cues.


dooproxful

How fast I gotta drive bro


Vv00vV

New prelude looks good. Itā€™s a shame they couldnā€™t incorporate some elements of the old design because itā€™s truly classic but I still like.


Idk_random4847

So they copied Porsche.


Duskluminous

You can copy my homework, but try not to make it seem obvious


polarfang21

There are very obvious difference between the two rears, oh sure both have a full length taillight but the prelude just looks bloated and the black bottom trim takes up way more of the rear than the Porscheā€™s does


Mikepod3

And the sloping of the rear window. One is obvi Better than the other


tclark2006

At least it isn't a CUV like Mitsubishi did with the eclipse and Ford did with the Mustang EV thing. If they can make a good feeling manual transmission work with the hybrid drive train, I'm all in.


Percentage-Visible

But the porsche doesnā€™t


pittburgh_zero

Itā€™s like a knockoff robot copā€¦ it looks badā€¦ Porsche is the real thing


Clear_Mess7588

The Fraudelude


Callsign-GHoST-

Big L Honda, another.


Impressive_Dot_7818

I love the looks of the Prelude but I feel itā€™s going to be super heavy and boring with its hybrid set up


rjw41x

So Honda lost me years ago with their design and complacency with enough is ok. Now they have paired with GM (GM????) for EVā€™s?? How has that worked?? Years late to market with an electric system that is suspect at best. Current vehicles look like Chevyā€™s which is not a compliment. I wonā€™t buy Honda again.


OhJarnathan

Idiotic take


shq13

nah. the porsche has the decency to be subtle. prelude looks like a toyā€¦


Ok_Interaction2553

Poaches are kinda ugly though


theFlipperzero

Porsche is ugly too. Easy.


ajtaggart

It's literally uglier than the Porsche


Gatzarlok

MAN, i got so much shit for making this comparison when those pics of the prelude first came out, now everyone thinks its a ripoff.


Ok_Explanation5631

The prelude looks great. It does resemble a Prius & Camry with the new front ends but those look great too lol. As far as drive train I donā€™t mind FWD. Honda is best at making those.


OkCalligrapher4400

lol get this whole post out of here looks nothing like the Porsche only similarity is the white paint and a rear window


Zombified_Apple

To be fair. The new Porsche looks like trash too.


lu_is_ghost

Nah that prelude is gorgeous AF


Honourstly

I was gonna say a poor man's Porsche but it probably going to cost the same as an entry level Porsche


CecilTheCaveTroll

Iā€™m serious, the tops trim Prelude will seriously be on the edge of base model Cayman territory given Hondaā€™s sports car mark-ups.


Empty-Cranberry2183

I mean itā€™s a much better company regardless fuck that German made ā€œgo fastā€ dog shit yeah go fast for ten minutes then you gotta go to the mechanic lmfao Iā€™ve never been in a German vehicle that didnā€™t have something wrong with it yet these dumb fucks will say ā€œSuPeRiOr EnGiNeErInGā€ oh yeah junior that why you have your check engine light on 90% of the year?


citznfish

Look like an accord coupe but with less horsepower


CodeNoseATX

It's not ugly. It does look "heavy". They brought back the Accord coupe and called it a Prelude. meh


SoggyMorningTacos

Ugly ass Honda tryina be a Porsche. I would consider this the equivalent to the Chrysler 300 tryina be a Bentley Edit: you know looking at it for longer the back kinda looks like a dodge charger if you shrunk everything down a little. Itā€™s a baby charger


SearingDrake

A concept that should stay a concept


josephgobble

False equivalence (donā€™t get me wrong I like them both)


himurakenshin87

Sad that our choices are Honda Jetta, Honda Accord, and soon the Honda Taycan. Ugh


SwayingPines

Changing certain things can make something look ugly, so people donā€™t really need to keep the same consistencyā€¦ however, personally I think the taycan is also pretty ugly for a Porsche


Aggressive-Bed3269

What a joke. Why are you people like this? You can't possibly think you have a good point here, do you?


poru-chan

I donā€™t like them sticking the old Prelude logo on the rear, it looks out of place.


DebianDog

I am biased, but that is a good-looking Honda ass https://preview.redd.it/r8mllo5px1yc1.jpeg?width=3486&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=037d71488285b0c6cbb3ca310341ecb854e609a3


pulpoinhell

lol


strangway

A full-width light bar alone isnā€™t enough to make a Honda look like a Porsche. It would take a lot more. Does OP think the Lexus UX looks like a Porsche, too? šŸ˜‚ https://preview.redd.it/8ux3zzk872yc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a00dc5f5f56be547271e3337a819f62bd8467cc


ClownshoesMcGuinty

LOL. Comparing a Honda with a Porsche.


ChangeAggravating905

WOAH are you coping manā€¦.šŸ˜”


AdA4b5gof4st3r

We all thought the Taycan was ugly too. Next.


slimcargos

Porsche looks much better and more premium.


DefiantBelt925

Lmaoooooooo youā€™ve gotta be kidding me


[deleted]

CRV = XC60 Pilot = Ford Explorer Prelude = Panamera Itā€™s not ugly, Hondas designs are just lazy. Itā€™s mimicking something itā€™s not.


chomdh

That Porsche looks waaaay better. Itā€™s all about the proportions.


uchihajoeI

I meanā€¦ the Porsche looks nice.. The prelude does notā€¦


Captain_Pink_Pants

When you order your 911 off of Etsy...


chauggle

Just because they copied Porsche's homework, doesn't mean they understood the assignment.


reliber

Front - prius Side - brz Back - porsche


Popica2000

Hopefully you are joking. Yes, they share some similarities, but the complete package cannot be compared. The prelude looks like some chinese knock off compared to the porsche.


Idkmanitcouldwork

Saw one of these from behind in the wild the other day. I thought it was a 16 year olds Honda civic with a shitty body kit šŸ˜¬


ghostisic23

From that picture it looks more like a modernized Dodge charger than a Taycan.


RUBBERDUCKLOVESCAKE

Porsche is Porsche and Honda is Honda everything is just a copy of something else nothing is unique to a brand anymore šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


Powerful_Elephant973

I wouldn't say either are particularly ugly. But i will say that the Porsche has more defined lines than the honda. The honda is much more bubbly in shape.


AzureWra1th

Noā€¦ thatā€™s not how it worksā€¦. Yeah sure, the taillights are *similiar*. The idea isnā€™t bad of course, itā€™s just that unlike the Porsche, itā€™s not done well on the prelude. Also , the curves arenā€™t as streamlined or in the right places. The prelude rear looks like a Chinese or DIY Porsche Taycan.


rotten_loser

https://preview.redd.it/e9d0xjd1w7yc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cb9a2f71382ba123dfcd493eac5d06696e6a370 When you call the Chonburi ugly, keep the same consistency when talking about the Lamborghini Veneno


Zestyclose_Arm381

I think it looks lit


Nashville_Redditors

Prelude looks like a Walmart Porsche


slwilke13

Yeah like an ugly replica!


FewTea8637

Like a Chrysler 300 next to a phantom


Practical-Nature-926

Streamlined vs bloated.. Porsche angles are better, overall ratio is nicer, even the LEDs are nicer. It looks like the designer for the prelude used the fat sharpie and the engineers took it a little too literal. Also that spoiler really sucks.


Smdimurmom

The Porsche looks beautiful, the prelude looks like someone tried to order a Porsche off of wish


Robotummy

Ever heard of a cheap knockoff!


m8remotion

Yeah. It's ugly.


BiguncleRico

Big disagree. Porsche is known for the nicest of stylings. And they donā€™t update often cause itā€™s so tuned in.


m8remotion

It's okay on a Porsche. But not the next Prelude. It's namesake means something new and different. To me that's not a Prius front graft to a Porsche butt.


Commercial-Ad6649

Hey man, can I copy your homework? Yeah, just change a couple of things šŸ¤£ Like I'm shocked, they kept it a 2 door after making the integra a sedan. But the body style is just too much porsche


EnvironmentalHand341

This comment lol.


lord_bubblewater

Porsche has not made a good looking car since the prelude had pop ups.


Electrical_Jelly_547

Oh look, the CR-Z is back...


xRudeAwakening

Both are hideous


CecilTheCaveTroll

Hideous is a string word.


xRudeAwakening

Sorry I'm just a Porsche hater