But it's up front, of course, that counts in a car like this. The driver's environment has always been a strong point of Hondas. Unless you are very tall, it is easy to get comfortable in the Prelude, and that is helped by the new driver's seat height-adjustment feature. And the door openings have been re-engineered to minimize the contortions of ingress and egress. Moreover, the dashboard is all new, a normal design with nice, big, round analog gauges and all the controls easy to see and use.
Preludes come fully equipped with all power accessories, air conditioning and sun roof.
The new Prelude is an enthusiast-oriented car that, at first glance, seems rather conservative, a real step back on the excitement meter. In all objective measures, it is a very entertaining sports coupe, with the added benefits of proven Honda quality, reliability and economy. On this high-performance coupe, that may be the best performance of all. Unless otherwise noted Article and Photographs 1997 Gerry Frechette. All rights reserved.