In One thousand nine hundred seventy nine Honda began Industry on its anterior corporeal exertion into the sports vehivle marketplace with the Prelude. For Eleven senescence the automobile was imaginary with a manual transmission and the alike safety standards and Honda engineering that has fabricated its cars so trustworthy. It was that alike year Honda tried its ability at an automatic transmission for the Prelude replica combination, its headmost in a sports vehivle.
Considerations
The One thousand nine hundred ninety seven to Two thousand two versions of the Prelude gained critical acclaim with their five-speed manual transmission models for being fun to drive and their practicality. In One thousand nine hundred ninety nine and Two thousand the Honda Prelude won Edmunds.com Editors' Most Wanted Award for Best Sports Coupe in the $10,000 to $25,000 market.The Prelude was the valuable performance machine of Honda constructed with the identical handling and driveability as its better known lines, but with the power to compete in the sports car market. Unfortunately, though sales began to wane in the late 1990s and early 2000s as the price grew to be too much to buy a car without the look and premium feel of the other cars in the market.
Features
Called the fifth-generation Preludes, the One thousand nine hundred ninety seven to Two thousand two versions were heavier and more dynamic in power than in previous years. Two trim levels were the Base and the Type SH, both of which came with a standard five-speed manual transmission. In 2000, for the first time in the United States, Honda introduced an automatic transmission to be available with a VTEC engine on the Prelude Base package.
Like all Honda-designed automatic transmissions, the Prelude automatic was constructed with three parallel shafts. Because engineers added a new 16-bit microprocessor to their old design, shifts were smoother and with less shift shock.
Types
The five-speed manual transmission was given an overhaul in the Two thousand Prelude with a new clutch lining to reduce pedal effort and aid with shifting quicker between gears.
Both the automatic and manual transmission models were built with 2.2-liter four-cylinder engines, producing 190- and 200-horsepower, respectively.
