[supafamous]

Originally Posted by Traum

Random thoughts about the car:

- The tail / trunk line is just too long. This thing is dying for a properly sized wang.

- The model's success is gonna depend on final pricing and availability, and neither looks promising right now.

We already know it'll be priced somewhere between the Civic hybrid ($37k sedan / $39k for hatchback) and the Type R ($55k supposedly, but market price is nowhere close to being that low). The fewer cars there are available and the more expensive these cars are, the less popular / successful this generation of Prelude will be.

- I must be getting old and lazy bcos I feel like the absence of a manual tranny in this car would make it an enjoyable daily commuter. Traffic is increasingly getting worse in this city, and I don't need to row my own gears in when there are so many traffic lights when I am just driving around in the city.

I don't think it'll sell that well but I dig it and I like that Honda is trying this out - this is an unique car and I bet it does drive awesome considering the underlying CTR parts and the general goodness of the Civic. 0-60 in the low sixes, 45-50mpg, EV like drivetrain, sharp looks, CTR suspension but tuned for comfort - those all sound like winners except for the fact that people don't buy coupes no more. For $45k that sounds like a nice car for someone wanting a sporty coupe that's easy to live with.

re: spoiler - I saw the Honda one in one of the videos and it looks good and Mugen is going to offer one as well (along with much better looking BBS wheels) (https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...ugen-body-kit/)