The Honda Prelude Concept marks 25 years of Honda's existence and consistency in presenting hybrid technology products. The Honda Prelude Concept will be shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, United Kingdom on July 11-14 2024.
The latest generation Honda Prelude comes in a stylish and dynamic design. This car is expected to provide the perfect balance between driving pleasure and exceptional fuel efficiency. This is in line with Honda's long-term commitment to its electrification strategy.
The Honda Prelude first appeared in Europe 45 years ago as a Honda model that presented the latest technology and high performance for five generations until 2001. This latest model from the Honda Prelude is expected to become a pioneer again, where this car has an attractive design and uses hybrid powertrain technology. latest.
The name “Prelude” itself refers to the introductory music, and aptly positions this car as the forerunner of future models that embody Honda's commitment to delivering sporty driving performance, especially to customers in Europe. The Honda Prelude Concept was previously launched for the first time in the world at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show in Japan. This car is planned to go on sale and be mass produced in 2025.
Tomoyuki Yamagami, Chief Engineer and Large Project Leader of Honda Motor said, the latest generation Honda Prelude not only marks a new chapter in the journey of developing hybrid products, this model also maintains Honda's 'sporty' DNA by perfectly combining the efficiency and environmental advantages of electrified driving with a pleasant driving experience frees users from everyday life with greater driving enjoyment.
"The latest generation Honda Prelude shows the importance of hybrid powertrains as part of Honda's car electrification strategy towards 100% of vehicle sales using electric batteries or hydrogen fuel cells by 2040," he said.
Honda launched the first generation Honda Insight powered by the IMA hybrid as a mass product in 1999. After that, the IMA hybrid system was then introduced to various other models such as the Honda Civic, Jazz (Fit), CR-Z and NSX. Honda's innovation doesn't stop there, Honda even continues to develop various technologies such as Fuel Cell, e:HEV, BEV to e:FCEV.
Currently, Honda has various car lines that use e:HEV technology, such as Honda Fit (Jazz), City, Civic, Vezel (HR-V), ZR-V, Odyssey, Step WGN, CR-V and Accord. The e:HEV system is equipped with advanced technology where the electric motor works predominantly to drive the engine. The e:HEV system provides a pleasant driving experience, as well as fuel efficiency and very low emission levels.
Apart from displaying the Honda Prelude Concept, Honda also displayed its legendary Formula 1 racing cars, namely the 1965 Honda RA272 and the 2021 Red Bull Racing Honda RB16B. 2024 is a celebration of 60 years of Honda's participation in Formula 1 racing. Honda has also become a brand. who actively participates in the Goodwood Festival of Speed to display and showcase various newest products and technologies.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed has been created for racing fans since 1993 until now. At this event, manufacturers / manufacturers display and exhibit various activities and high performance car products such as supercars, formula racing cars, mass production racing cars and racing motorbikes.
