The Honda Prelude was a sport
compact manufactured by the Japanese automaker Honda from 1978
through 2001. The two-door coupé spanned five generations and was
discontinued upon the release of the fourth-generation Honda Integra
in Japan in late 2001, due to its decreasing sales and
popularity.
The Prelude's perennial
competitor has been the Toyota Celica, another I4-powered coupé
introduced several years prior to the Prelude. Throughout the 1980s,
it was challenged by the Nissan Silvia, Isuzu Impulse, Mitsubishi
FTO, Mitsubishi Cordia (later the Eclipse), Ford Probe and Mazda
MX-6.