HONDA PRELUDE - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2018
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Before the Integra became the greatest FWD car ever, that spot was occupied by another Honda, the Prelude. Designed with total road domination in mind, the Prelude changed perceptions about front wheel drive performance. Join James as he digs deep and fills you in on Honda’s forgotten sport coupe.
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Gotta be one of the best, most overlooked sports cars of the 80's and 90's.
They should bring it back, but call it the "epilogue".
The last 5th gen was made in '01, so not just 80's and 90's 😉
my bro got a 97 prelude and it still looks better then alot of these cars today!!!!
2019
Best car I've ever driven. And Vtec.....PwoeaaaAAAA!!! Most fun too...
@@directorbeau Yeah, but the model was released in the 90's. So...
Honda really owes us a Prelude from this millennium...
Seriously. How do I nominate your editor for a damn Emmy. Never short of pure gold!
MASS MODIFIED thanks for the support 🙏🏻
@@TapSlideFilms You do some fantastic work, and it never decreases as time goes on. That is an important trait to have!
COLBY!!! GET BACK TO WORK!!!
I agree
@@Donut Ww go Hond Civic.Com
god this guy is the best... he’s like an overly passionate guy who drank a bottle of vodka. I friggin love him
I would die for him.
Maybe were not so different after all
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
@TwinTurbo Ray Sup granny. A complaining boomer. Yes we need more of those.
Honestly if they would make drunk episodes I would love it
I’m disappointed , I searched it up and I put
Honda p
And the first one was Honda Prius then it was prelude
what. the. fuck.
Kaden Huynh lol I got Honda Pilot, like apparently I need a crossover
Honda Prius. Pls kill me
@@juhberkey8067 I got Honda pilot too
What about the Honda Pilot?
My 97 lude gave me more smiles than any car I’ve ever had. Annnd I was single young and had hair
In 2002 I bought a 97 Prelude SH with 80k and I'm still daily driving it today. Not a single major repair needed and it's still running fine on practically all original factory parts (except consumables). I was single at the time and now married and we used that lude as our only car for almost 10 yrs. It's rickety, loud, and my wife wants me to get rid of it, but it still puts a smile on my face...
I swear, i thought this was my own comment....Until i seen 97 lude, Mine was a 95. lol
It was a rad coupe
im 20now and i have my first car a honda prelude 1997 for like a year now i cant imagine a better first car!!
The Lude with the H22 under the hood was a bad ass car, my buddy's kept trying build their cars to go faster and faster. Left mine all stock and still them in the rearview lol I loved that car. Now I'm old and got to get a pilot (damn kids an wife, fuckers lol)
Preludes finally getting some love 😭
5th gen Prelude is an all time favorite of mine. Love the video.
Remember kids:
before you flex on a Honda owner by saying "mY CaR HaS DoUbLe WiShBoNeS" always keep in mind that *Honda invented that*
Started on CRX
Actually, the first implementation of the double-wishbone suspension was in the 1930s by French car manufacturer Citroen, but, you know, you say what you want.
When Honda fanboys have no clue...
Not exactly "invented", but yes they did a way better use of it during a time in which pretty much every hecking thing was being made with MacPherson Strut Suspensions...
I will
The Prelude: the Honda that I thought was RWD when I was a kid.
ETM585 same
It's wwd 😢
It should have been
Nuuuuuuuuu
Fwd matters to
As a 95 honda prelude owner, I've been waiting forever for this video. Now that I got it, my life's complete. Thank you Donut Media
Amen brother 96 owner 👍
'94 checking in
almost as good as capt. slow' line in the grand tour episode 1
'97 Type SH owner here! I was so glad to see him touch on what makes the SH cool!
'92 SI 4WS here, she's my baby. Super slept on cars
So nobody gonna talk about that emotional skit about James' childhood encounter with Pep Bois
5th gen (last) prelude was one of the coolest looking cars back then. Still holds up imo.
As a Prelude owner, I love you
GAYYYYY!
I'm with you bro. I got a 5th gen
I recall being in a friend's prelude when the rear end stepped out around a bend at around 180km/h (112mph)...
My heart sank, yet he lightly counter-steered in the other direction and instantly regained control.
I drove it on many occasions and I must admit that it handled remarkably well, especially for a 2000-dollar car.
Good brakes too, 1:1 horsepower per litre, and that nice little snap/sound when Vtec kicks in puts a smile on your dial :)
Mine was 10k
@@mountaindewview4419 Type S? Blacktop motor?
@@maxmillman9477 nah
@@mountaindewview4419 Wow, expensive!
Mine was blacktop. 2.5 grand though, not 2, from memory
@@maxmillman9477 Well It's built a bit More...The old 22 got Destroyed i guess so they swaped The 23 there and The car Has Been changed a bit
BB1 Prelude may be one of the most beautiful cars ever made. Beautiful body lines. A bit heavy, but remarkably well balanced. Cornered like it was on rails. Drove mine super hard. It took everything I threw at it, and then some. I miss that car every day, but have amazing memories with it.
"Why do we always get the short end of the stick" lmao i felt that shit.
Aww, I am now from the US but even I felt it!
At least you guys get something of the stick, here in Brazil most of the time we can barely see it
Screw school, Up To Speed just did a video on the PRELUDE
EDIT: I GOT A HEART! I feel special
Josh Halterman stay in school. Drink your milk. Be nice to your mom.
Hell yeah and forget your sandwiches
Wheres the Celica guys? Just finish the power triple.
At first, i thought that this was the best car show on youtube. But now, i think that this is the best channel on youtube imo. You guys are the best!
THANKS, DOG!!!!
I second that
Being that motortrend is gone, I agree
I seriously miss my 1992 prelude dont know why I ever sold that beauty
That 92 Si was a gem! People lost their minds on the SUV craze I guess... was it traded on a Ford "Exploder"?
Yea I own a 92 si prelude and I love the thing like no other
I totalled mine :(
My dad had an 88 (in beautiful candy red) and I have alot of great memories growing up with it. He had it until someone decided it was a good idea to run a red light, and totaled it. It was a sad day for us all.
Omg I'm in tears. Currently paused this fuking genius video. Pep boys, you owe this man residiouls for the rest of his life.
The og
*residuals
My BB6 Prelude is smiling today, after a long racing season, we get this video. Thanks Donut!
H22 ?
Yup, H22A build, been doing SCCA races with it, I've owned it for 12 years now.
My BB6 is sitting in the driveway, working on it's rus... natural weight reduction. The missing bits of rear quarter panel are just nature's speed holes.
Michael Newton lol
Sold mine some years ago. Fun to drive but drank oil like an irish sailor. Love every minute though. She got me in a lot of trouble with the cops and alot of pussy.
Love this guy’s delivery...factual and funny...BAM! my first car ever was a 84 Lude (in 93) and doubled down on the last gen in 2000...went new for the 1st time of my life. I miss the lude
This video just reignited my love for the Honda Prelude! Incredible job covering every aspect of this iconic car. Can't wait to see what else Up to Speed has in store!
I own a 94 prelude SI
It's a unique car.
They are becoming very rare these days.
I Love that UFO style dashboard.
same here brother, non vtec?
@@stumpbump8198 I drive a 5th gen 01 prelude. I have no vtec, i know the feels lol
@@lewiswyatt4314 still badass but not at its full potential
i have 95 prelude and someone backed into it today
I’ve been working as a tech for Pepboys for 5 years and I don’t even have a hat!
Chino Ismywife I usually just get them from our commercial department since I’m also a commercial customer
Come on @Pepboys take care of Chino!
#Pepboy's
#NeedSwag
#GiveTheManAHat
Chino Ismywife, I'll mail you an Oriley's hat brother so then they will be more tempted to give you one. Lol seriously.
Actually I wear a Snap-On hat daily cause I love my tax collectors. O'Reillys is our first call at my shop so if we need something ASAP we call them first.
Totally wish I had this guy as my teacher growing up. I would be able to learn just about anything, easily! Lighting lightning lightning!!
got me a project 98 prelude SH. definitely a badass car, definitely one i see myself in for the upcoming years.
I could go for a couple ludes right now
Send ludes
Thelzor Incorentis bingooooo
that's so lude
Sends lewds
leaked ludes
As an owner of 2 Honda Preludes, I approve of this and wish Honda would bring another one out under 30k for the younger people to buy again!
Acc0rd79
I mostly dig the 6th gen Accord but I wanna know what years of prelude are the most dependable
Acc0rd 79 I love your car detailing review videos!!! Your videos is what got me into detailing
My brother telling me the 4th prelude is the best and on of the best but its kinda rare to find one specially I'm from PH :( he said if I found one under 30-35k$ GRAB IT BEFORE IT DIE
They were never cheap new though.. round here no matter what gen you get (ours are all JDM spec) they are cheap. A type s is less than 2k. Good car for the money. Still, FWD end of the day.
Aj Ibera the sh are rare yes. But the base shouldn’t only be bought for 4K
Love this video! So glad I opened my RUclips app today! Thanks guys. Made me wanna drive my Prelude. 😁😁😁
Watched this few years ago. Bought 2.2 VTi-R. And my life was never same again...
I'm not even joking.
I love how in the 90s there was always the option for the enthusiast driver. I don't seem to see very much of that these days. A lot of these newer cars don't have the unique identity these older cars have, but there are very far and few diamonds in the rough
Agree wholeheartedly. Especially sub-$50k - very few handling-oriented models.
Gt86, civic s, Miata, 350z, g35, mustang.
There are actually more and better options now. A lot of "regular" cars have performance well beyond the "sporty" cars of the 90s.
I am sure that this will be a totally normal and educational vi-
*BAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH*
Francesco Orlando typical Honda videos from donut media
My 93 VTEC is currently in the shop getting a new engine... I can't wait to have it back!!
How is it? Love preludes
This vid is sooo good! Laughters all over.
The Prelude is absolutely awesome!
You bet your ass it is
Edit: no homo tho
I had a 3rd gen before. An amazing vehicle it was. Sold it last year due to blown head. Now a year later I am buying a 4ws 3rd gen later today. Can I express how this video releasing today is a sign from the UNIVERSE!!?
You will love it. 3GHP 4WS is the greatest car of all time.
@@Leif3GHP Nothing like the 3g Lude! I love the practically zero blind spot around the cars chassis.
I bought myself a 97 prelude it's a really nice car to drive I'm loving it
I just found this channel and this dude is actually funny, has good editing, channel about cars , things for a successful channel
I cannot describe the hype that I feel right now... DONUT MADE A VIDEO ABOUT THE CAR THAT I OWN 😭❤️
Up next is the accords. (please donut, I own a honda accord 1995. Manual)
I own a beetle so, YES!
Up to speed on James Pumphreys DAD
LOL
Up to speed on Jessica
James's dad stole Jessica? Maybe that's why he's durty. 🤔
Ok your videos are officially annoyingly awesome!!! I am hooked! It’s an addiction I confess! Lol
Who does your editing... they deserve an award!
As a 1G 1981 Prelude owner, I can tell you they’re far from bad, they were just meant to be the most luxurious Honda they offered at the time, with innovative technology and sportier feeling than their other models
Hence why it has a shorter wheelbase while being larger than the Accord of the time, it also was the first car of its class to offer from factory, from the lowest trim level an electric sunroof (which turned in 1980 to a moonroof that was tinted), also had a digital clock, 2 barrel carbs (3 with CVCC) and wonderful bucket seats (yes, that’s what they say in the brochures of the time)
And trust me, seating in this car feels really nice, the mats are super soft, the seats feel like sofas and you’re so low to the grow in this car (for comparison, I have an EK Hatch and I noticed I was higher up in my 96 Civic than in my 81 Prelude !)
I truly love this car, it’s not the fastest, not the most powerful, but it has character, is rare and unique and my passion for it just keeps increasing each time I set my eyes on it
I've been following this channel for ever, finally a episode of my car. Very proud owner of a 1989 prelude si 4ws with a H22a swap
That sounds like a fun car!
I also had an 89 4ws with an h22 swap.. great car
What mount kit did you use?
@@billybob-hv5hl bought the car like that..looked like the OEM mounts were modified to fit the h22
Do up to speed on the trans am in memory of Burt Reynolds
Boy from Georgia yes son
Yaaaassss
Boy From Georga Burt Reynolds died at 82
got a long way to go and a short time to get there...
WTFyouDAMF - he gone do what they say can’t be done...
Really enjoyed this episode, especially after owning a 4th and 5th gen and wondering why a successor was never made.
I love my '92 prelude, shame that I missed the VTEC upgrade by one year. She's getting on in years, but I'm finally at the place in life where I can start spending a little on fixing her up!
Now after Burt Reynolds passing, you really need to do a Up to speed on the Firebird
Jerrypintoswe *trans am don’t diss it
Jerrypintoswe: you need to do your own up to speed & the smallest amount of research, because the car was a trans-am not a fire bird.
@@dominicoconner1973 trans am firebird...
@@MV-ri7zu Firebird. The Trans Am was a specialty package for the Firebird.
@@dominicoconner1973 Firebird. The Trans Am was a specialty package for the Firebird.
Lightning! Lightning! LIGHTNING! LIGHTNING! Dude, I love that little PepBoys back story lol wtf?!? Great video! Why. Do. We. Always. Get. The. Short. End. Of. The. Stick. Lmao
Herbert Zischkau Would you please give my racing channel a Subscribe
Seriously upvoted solely on the ad integration. You guys are a freaking genius! Also, the Honda info was amazing as usual.
Can we talk about the AMAZING interior in the 4th gen prelude?
really? i really dislike the 4th generation prelude because of how junky it looks on the inside it just doesn’t look like a honda
Love the futuristic dashboard
Yes i love it,the dash, seats, air vents in Doors, a speaker in between the two rear seats a lots of original stuff
Can we get up to speed of some tracks like nurburgring ?
We did got a "WheelHouse" about race tracks but it was removed... :c
nordschleife
Tracks that should be on the list:
Nurburgring and Nordschleife
Spa Francorchamps
Le Mans
Monte Carlo
Monza
Indianapolis
Daytona
Interlagos
Silverstone
Suzuka
Hockenheim and mazda laguna seca
Arnas HW no that's boring
FINALLY THE PRELUDE VIDEO BRO I BEEN WAITING FOR MY CAR TO COME UP 😩😩😩🤦🏾♂️
Informative, entertaining review. Covers salient points which saves having to reread all the info. out there.
Honestly one of my favorite cars.
Up to speed on MAZDASPEED!!
Or just all of Mazda as well, it’s a good story!
YESSS
I 2nd the motion.
up to speed on the mazda familia
zoom zoom
boom
All the mazdaspeed variant!
YES. THANK YOU, DONUT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
3:37 hahahaha literally the perfect reaction. That's why I love you man 😆😆
I'm liking your show. Keep it up bro
Quality over quantity. Do less, suck less. Words to live by
I got a 5th gen and i am the second owner
Blake Durrant I don‘t see what to reproach them exacly, being given everything their channels cover. I don‘t think many could do the same !
God dude that pepboys flashback was the best thing I've ever seen
SerAnthony Beatty I agree, Ads are getting better.
Best video i have ever seen!!!
To this day preludes are my absolute dream car, I’ve owned 4 and am a current owner of one. I’ll never sell it or let it go. I love almost every single thing about them except the auto transmissions xD
I have an automatic one😑
My current one is an automatic lmao I’ve been trying to source a manual trans and have had zero luck
@@robblauurie309 try LKQ
Tried lkq, kijiji, Facebook marketplace and all our local junkyards lmfao
hey im wanting to buy a prelude for my first car and im stuck between the 3rd and 4th gen. I know this commet is two years late hahah but if you could give me some advice on which you think is better lmk
Bro the way they plugged in the pep boys advertisement was lit.
lmfao it was
I'll never forget this car, it was my first car ever, I bought it from a Honda used car dealership for only 5,800 and could win every beginner race. I was 14 ..... great old days of GT2.
14? Who Let's a Kid drive lmao
@@mountaindewview4419in other countries, its not always 18 to be able to drive
@@Dragon-xd9em bruh
@@mountaindewview4419 GT2, he was playing grand turismo
Lmaoo GT2 niceeee
Just bought a 92 si 4ws TODAY!! Which is why im watching this. Excited to get to work on it
They need to bring this back. By far my favorite gonna was the 97 prelude. Just a beautiful car
This episode was deep af
SMH, no mention of the sweet 4th gen digital dash ...
Its futuristic and amazes me i wish more had that look
Oath
I own one with EL cluster. I just don't want to dude one with a normal one in my life.
Cause this dude is lame as fuck
@@jamesstewart1794 ?
My dad had an 86 Prelude, I plan on getting one as my first car, I’ve always loved these amazing lil boi
awsome video!
Preludes are honestly one of my favorite Honda cars ever
fuck prelude, ill take s2000 any time!
Titty Froster Mc.Drama fuck s2000, ill take mine with >300hp!
Like If they should bring the prelude back
Alex Olivera they won’t
Sports car sales numbers don’t justify development of an entirely new model
On top of that government regulations mean that small light weight sporty cars can’t be built anymore
They’re all heavy and bulky for roll over and pedestrian impact
The engines are all overly complicated and unreliable because of it
Buy the classics you love now, because they’ll grow in value steadily
DJ thanks I didn’t know that!! So sad tho
Tbh, but i saw this kind of comments in every JDM review... i guess
Make it all wheel stering and awd
Alex Olivera just leave the prelude alone. They’ll make a shitty car and ruin the prelude name.
The Prelude was like a thunderbolt, it was bright, sharp and nimble. But it also hit the ground and disappeared forever.
poetic
5:21 yesssss i found it!! I was looking for this for weeks. Such a cool car review. Love it.
It's 2018 and I still want a 5th gen prelude. I just think it looks amazing.
Same here! i still have my white 91 gen3 so i would have to own two if i buy one
i just got a 97 with automatic dont no if iam going to like it yet but love the vtec and the looks. have header a chip aftermarket lowering kit tires and rims cold air intake and the exhaust seems to run really good just wish it was a 5-speed
I just picked up an 01 base model. I agree, I think it looks phenomenal and not dated at all in 2018.
Could have bought mine lol. Sold my 99 a month ago.
Trustfire just finished mine :)
R.I.P Honda Prelude 1978-2001
I have a 1991 Honda Prelude 3rd generation, still runs, 150,000 original miles on it. Fabulous condition!
@@kimnewton7463 sameeeeee
I currently own a 5th gen prelude from 98 in prestine condition inside an out with only 160,000 miles on original vtech engine an im loving it
@Lance Hondrade my 93 has 229xxx all original and counting. Love the car
Got an 01 200k still loving it and building it. Looking for wheels suggestions?
I love the editing on this channel 😂 lighting lightning lighting!!
My '88 SI is still one of my favorite cars I've ever owned. Handled like a dream. Just point where you want to go and it would.
I loved my 5th gen. The body style was timeless. I had simple mods CAI, Exhaust,Headers and lowered. It would purr when cruising and roar when I opened it up. Simple and clean I always got compliments.
Why. Won't. You. Do. The. Celica.
Kinda ugly no?
I thought it has been already done...
@@frosword nope, he's done the mr2 and supra, but hasn't finished the trio
@@bluhistoryisthename7031 Just like your mom
Fuckin yes! I want a Celica episode! Lol XD
I just got a 90 Prelude as my first project car, and I can't WAIT to really start getting into it!
I picked up a 94 prelude SI while stationed in Japan, loved it
2nd week of college and my mind is more lost than Pumphreys dad.
GdizHD same 😂 forgot to buy scan thingys for my text today lol
@@alfredootbs6700 I had to buy a $300 book.
@Frank Cuevas in my prayers lmao
drop out
Thanks Stay Luding #PreludeNation
honestly enjoyed this
Haha 😂 I still have to come back and watch these ! Never get old and James stays making me laugh to death ☠️😭😂
You've done Brabus. You've done SRT. You've done AMG.
Maybe now's a good time for Alpina? :>
No! Mazdaspeed!
MAZDASPEED FIRST! (Or Pagani)
Up to speed on Pumphrey's dad next?
Jk VTEC JUST KICKED IN YOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
The GingerBreadMan baaaaaaaaaa 😂😂😂
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FUCK
*BWAAAAAAA
Sick ride!
I love these episodes of Up to Speed. It's like Bill Nye but with cars. And a big bearded bear man yelling 90's pop culture references at you.
I've had 4th and 5th gen Preludes and they were both superb. A forgotten classic!
5th gen prelude was my first car. I bought it in Oklahoma and drove it 12 hours straight back to Georgia with no stereo. I loved it dearly.
Loved my 92, the 1st year of the 4th gen. Air intake, headers, muffler, strut brace, 17” wheels: fun
Always amazing content. Clearly the best at donut
I feel like the in the States, the Integra should’ve been sold as a Honda and the Prelude should’ve been sold as an Acura. Because Honda kept pricing the Prelude as a more luxurious car with new cool tech in 4WS, ATTS, and Type SH trim, and V-TEC; whereas the Integra at the time was comparatively bare bones and had the Type R models.
Unfortunately the Prelude family tree existed as a Honda badged car before Acura even existed in the US so it might’ve been awkward to transition it into the Acura badge
i agree my prelude feels more luxury and premium than most in the era
The other issue with the pricing was the fact that the prelude was more often used as their experimental model. They would test devices on this car and if it worked, they would put it on the rest of their line up. Take 4ws for example. That was the first occurrence of 4ws for Honda and it was all mechanical. Ingenious designing but got hit with practicality issues. Meaning the wheels turned regardless of speed so parking to close to a curb would mean that when you try to leave the curb, the back wheels would turn into the curb causing parking issues. That is why they didn't have it in the later generations. All that experimenting costs a lot of money from the designing aspect and that cost was passed onto the drivers in a more expensive car. Now that being said, I love my prelude for its history as well as is amazing handling and rev happy engine, even if the car was quite heavy for its class at nearly 3000 lbs.
krmorales122 I’m quite curious because you seem to be familiar with the Prelude and 4WS’s shortcoming (or may have watched Regular Car Reviews like me) but the current Acura TLX has a more modern 4ws system called P-AWS do you think that it has the same flaws that the Prelude has when parking? I tried to look up some literature on it/forums and found no mentions of it were found. It maybe that the FWD TLX buyers/community is small/nonexistent or Acura really hit the ball out of the park this time.
@@SilverScarletSpider the main difference is that the tlx is just as you said, more modern. The fact that is was electronic instead of mechanical was all that system needed to be successful. I used to have a 240sx with their own version called super heas or something like that. I had zero complaints about it and I wish more cars included it cuz of how fun it was. And I did watch them but I knew about that issue because my dad thought it was a funny instance of good 'on paper' ideas backfiring
The car that got me into cars. Always blew my mind how these seemed to be a forgotten sports coupe.
8:18 you guys have some great writing 😂 I love this part! Btw the hat is fire 🔥
I just got one from my friend. Love it!