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Production chronology1978–2001; 2025–open
Source includes an open interval; the explicit year list contains observed starts and closed segments only.
Wikipedia infobox ↗25 years
← Honda
Honda / Model record
HondaPrelude
Production1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2025
Recorded originJapan
ClassSport compact
Power220 hp
Built313,000 units
Reviewed model hierarchy
Prelude lineage
Market evidence
Observed model years
These are market-specific regulatory observations for this exact catalog record, not inferred worldwide production years.
United States EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗
Observed bounds: 1984–2026 Individual intervening years are not inferred.
Canada Natural Resources Canada ↗
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2026
Placement evidence 2 sources +
This relationship is shown only after an explicit catalog review; source links support the identity and parent placement.
Reviewed 2026-08-04Background
The Honda Prelude is a sport compact car produced by the Japanese company Honda. It was produced over five generations from 1978 to 2001, and reintroduced in 2025.
Text adapted from “Honda Prelude” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years1984–2026
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1995–2026
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗8 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1981–2000
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗20 years
EEA EU registration observations2025
EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.
Research notes
Sport coupe sold through Honda's Verno dealer channel as its sporting flagship alongside Civic and Accord. The 3rd generation (1987) introduced mechanical four-wheel steering (4WS), a first for a mass-production passenger car. Classic production ended 2001; revived in 2025 as a hybrid liftback coupe.