to the Prelude. Throughout the 1980s, the Prelude was challenged by the  Nissan Silvia ,  Isuzu Impulse ,  Mitsubishi FTO , Mitsubishi Cordia  (later the  Eclipse ),  Opel Manta / Opel Calibra ,  Ford Probe  and  Mazda MX-6 . [ citation needed ]  Out of all of these contemporaries, the Eclipse