While marketed as a 2+2, the rear seat was not usable for anyone larger than a small child. Japanese buyers were liable for slightly more annual road taxes over the smaller Civic, which also had a smaller engine. In Japan, the Prelude was available with a sliding metal sunroof, while US versions received a glass top which freed up more headroom. The Prelude was the first Honda model to offer a power moonroof as standard equipment, which eventually became a Prelude trademark. The Prelude also benefited from Honda's experience with sporting cars like the Honda S800 and Coupé 1300. The Prelude (and period Accord) were the first cars under two liters to receive standard power steering.
Honda appears to have followed the successful introduction of the Toyota Celica example by taking a small car, like the Accord, installing a more powerful engine, and giving the body a short trunk, and a long engine hood. The wheelbase was 2,320 mm, and was 60 mm shorter than that of the original Accord. At 4,090 mm (length) x 1,635 mm (width) x 1,290 mm (height), it had quite a low and wide profile. 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. This dealership chain also introduced the Honda Quint, the Honda Ballade and the Accord-based Honda Vigor as its largest sedan and hatchback. In Japan it was only available at the newly established dealership sales channel Honda Verno.
It had its world premier at the 1979 AutoRAI in Amsterdam, two months later. On 24 November 1978, the Prelude was launched to the Japanese market.
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The Prelude complied with the series of music-themed vehicle names which Honda used at the time, along with the Accord, Quintet, Concerto, Jazz and Ballade. The Prelude name was originally trademarked by Toyota, but was amicably given to Honda for use. Production of the Prelude concluded in 2001 upon the introduction of the fourth-generation Integra. Prelude competitors included the Toyota Celica, the Nissan Silvia, Mazda RX-7 and the Mitsubishi Eclipse. The Prelude was used by Honda to introduce the Japanese Honda retail sales chain Honda Verno, with the international release of the model following shortly after. The two-door coupe was loosely derived from the Honda Accord and spanned five generations. The Honda Prelude is a sport compact car which was produced by Japanese car manufacturer Honda from 1978 until 2001.
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