The four-wheel independent struts, brakes, and engine were all borrowed from the first generation Accord, but the chassis was all new and developed by chief engineer Hiroshi Kizawa expressly for the sporting Prelude.
Strut independen empat roda, rem, dan mesin semuanya dipinjam dari Accord generasi pertama, tetapi sasis semua baru dan dikembangkan oleh chief engineer Hiroshi Kizawa secara tegas untuk Prelude.