I'm surprised at how reasonably accurate the speedo is at the top end, not to mention for it's age. I don't even see modern cars really being that accurate / honest. And wow, so stable! Now do a 4th gen :D
This is an awesome car that's so well put together. My modern Honda has a perfectly accurate speedometer when compared to GPS. Stability has a lot to do with proper alignment and decent tires. My Honda had zero toe from the factory, which wasn't bad, but not ideal. I'm guessing it's to get fractionally better mileage. I had aligned with one degree positive toe, and it's a much better highway car now.
Analog Speedo going out of calibration is a myth, I can set this on my '02 vehicle with a simple tuner and it matches my GPS speedometer device every time. The only time they don't show the actual speed is if the cheap owner gets different rims and tires on the car, for which a guy with a tuner can compensate for with a few simple setting changes.
@@BruceCarbonLakeriver oh yeah it’s a nice amount of power for that car, I just mean compared to the majority of cars they film it is quite low powered, which is great to watch as it’s more relatable for someone like me😂
@@djkasdjkasdjdjdj just speaking from experience had a 2.0si with a gold top 1995 gearbox broke twice once before I bought it and before I wrecked it , it had more power than it could take were known as glass gearboxes
In my state in the US, ones with 100k+ miles are being sold anywhere from $9-10k+ for a “cheap” deal. They’ve been marked up and inflated beyond reasoning. Also, a lot of the 4th gen USDM Preludes have common issues with the ATTS, so I’ve honestly kinda started hunting for base models. I’d love to build a boosted Honda, but it almost seems way too expensive nowadays, compared to what it was barely over just a decade ago.
287k kms and it will still pretty much redline all day, much respect ! I *so needed* this simple mechanical and analog throwback to erase watching that Tesla zip by silently on these roads for over 2 minutes, thank you for bringing me back to basics👍
In the U.S., this generation of Prelude was only offered with the 200hp 2.2 VTEC engine, thankfully. I think it built power right up to 7000 rpm and only dropped a bit near the 7500rpm redline. Definitely a car I lusted after near the turn of the century, but was way too young to afford new. Loved the simple looking interior and those big, clean gauges front and center. Lots of glass to see out of compared to modern cars as well. The long nose and short rear deck gave it kind of a Japanese muscle car vibe, even if it was far from being an American muscle car.
My third car was a black 2001 manual Prelude and I absolutely loved it. I've owned much more powerful cars but nothing was nearly as enjoyable and fun to drive as the Prelude. I miss it dearly.
The H22 was a sweet engine. USDM cars also had the non-vtec H23 as an option, with less HP of course, though I believe that was for the previous generation. Either way, even though it wasn't considered a muscle car, 200hp was a lot back then!
People are sleeping on these cars, they are great with great engine line ups, handling, relability and looks. When the prices blow up like the Integra Type R did then people will complain they arent affordable and cant buy them. In some aspects the Prelude is better than the Integra.
The old 90s JDM cars did not have the power the cars do now but they could get over the 180 on the speedo and sit comfortably around 210 without giving up on handling at that speed. The really held firm. Preludes and Celicas etc.
These are nice but the previous gen (BB4) was the one to get - space age styling, amazing 2.2L VTEC, full double wishbone suspension with electronic 4WS - still great.
I've always thought that this gen Prelude was such a downgrade compared to the previous. The interior, the exterior, the suspension, everything really. But it's always nice to see any of them on the road and in a great condition auch as this one
5gen prelude has a better engine, still double wishbone with reinforced Uca’s and 4ws? Only difference is looks and the weight distribution really. 5g prelude is 70-30 and 4g is nearly 50-50
Had a UK 2.2 vti Motegi red top (H22A8). What a car. Sold it because I accidently went from 3rd gear to 2nd, caught it, but it still went to about 9k rpms, 3 months later started smoking
Unfortunately I had to scrap my 19 year old Ford Focus because of rust. The engine, gearbox and clutch was perfect. How do Honda manage to make cars which last so long?
Great classic JDM Honda Prelude from the 90's, nice 👍 Excellent build quality and looks for a car that old! Whoever had this car before, took good care of it! Looks mostly stock, except for the wheels and maybe a custom exhaust, and intake, but, from this video, it only gets to maybe 130mph!! And seems to run out of steam, at 7,000rpms!! I've been on the German Autobahn, and it is the best open road in the world 🌎 in my opinion!!
My 1985 Prelude with 2 carburetors that were never in sync would argue otherwise. My Prelude is by far my least favorite car I ever owned, and have not owned any Honda since.
@@digitaldoc100 I'm on the same boat. These are the least inspiring Hondas out there. Nothing special other than the fact that it's a nice looking coupe. But I get why people like them..
Only old cars most japan, can do on last gear over 6000rpm (maximum horsepower) its amazing. My 27years toyota on last 5 gear at stop about 6400rpm its amazing gear ratio, and strong torque.
Nice, my favorite model of Honda. I would love to get a JDM left hand drive w/ the rear wiper& just enjoy it with speed or casual winding country area driving.
In the U.S.A., all those trucks that are being passed woukd instead be traveling side by side with perhaps a speed differential of 1 or 2 mph between them.
2.0 N/A ans only 130hp, Honda went lazy on that one ! Yet, seems to be a lot of fun, good content I like to see obtainable fun cars ! Seems a bit uphill or windy, should hit +200kmh something. Well, it's an old lady through
this way the budget version of the prelude. They basically dropped an accord economy engine into the Prelude to make it more affordable. The positive side is that these engine are very reliable. I've seen plenty of examples with 400/500k+ and still being used daily
German highways not different to any other europien country's highways, yet only in Germany is considered safe not to have speed limits, while the rest of the world has to suffer at 130 km/h max like in the middle ages...
This prelude is pretty slow so it might be the 2.0 engine. most people who say hondas are slow typically are from countries that have strict emissions standards and doesn't have the "good" or better variants like all of Europe. this one still makes its to 200kph so its still enough power.
europe had the worst versions of everything in the 90s btw our h22 was the h22a2 variant with 185hp while japan had h22a with 200hp to 220hp in "type s" and "sir spec s" models and usdm models had I believe h22a5 that had 200hp same with civics too but usdm had about the same power specs as eudm models on that. but japanese market models had more power on basicly any of the best engines
fun fact i may bought your prelude from 1st video ( that blue one ) , checked interior things , red emblems , paint , milage and car history too even have the same wheels .. greetings from poland 😅😅❤
This car reminds me of the fun I used to have with my Civic hatch. 89' base model, no power anything with a ZC motor & tranny swap, tuned with intake and magnaflow exhaust. Only 1.6l, but made around 170hp and it weighed about 1700lbs soaking wet. Could rip a V8 mustang out of the hole. Could hit 60mph in 2nd gear and topped out at a buck 10. Geared for the pull! Only n/a that felt as fast at the time was my buddies RS Integra. Mean little motor!
