There are a lot of things I liked about this car on paper for daily driving: Good MPG, ~200 HP, Lightweight (as far as hybrids go), neat styling.I was hoping it would be a GR86/Miata competitor, but if it's priced at ~$40k like some are speculating, then it's absolutely cooked imo, especially since there's no manual option like with the CRZ.
>>28640344>I was hoping it would be a GR86/Miata competitor, but if it's priced at ~$40kAutotragic Miatas and 86s (which DO sell) are not much cheaper than 40k. The Prelude will be more comfortable and practical than those cars and the fact it's FWD doesn't matter to people that buy coupes for the looks. Ultimate hairdresser's car.
>>28640344They're selling what once was just an optional body style for a regular ass Civic as a brand new model and then decided to shove the worst possible drivetrain in it AND gave it uncomfortable suspension that does nothing for handling because lol no gears and lol no LSD. Even at the price of a normal Civic hybrid that's a retarded proposition but this fucking tranny abortion of a car is going to be $40k+ JUST ROFLMAO. It might be the worst new car from a value perspective available right now and certainly the worst car Honda has ever made.
>>28640344Honda is cooked aside from the type R when it comes to making exciting cars. They went from high revving VTEC to literally running of a battery and a generator.
>>28640344rip the globohomo garbage out of it, K20Z3 or K24 PRB w 6 speed lsd swap. 50 deg vtc, dc cams, itbs. Suspension is the only issue.
>>28640392Honda 2.0L hybrid is based, fuck a swap
>>28640368Maybe if it was convertible, as is there's very little market for it
They wouldn't even give it something better than a 20:1 real weight power ratio when 13 years ago dodge was shoving out the world's cheapest v6 shitboxes with e-class merc suspension parts that had a 17:1 weight to power including driver and drivetrain losses.Isn't this thing just a worse-or-equal and more expensive Toyota Prius at the end of the day?
>>28640344Hmmmm10k extra just to not be another shitvic in traffic? Depends how much of a Honda fagboy you want to be.
>>28640344>literally slower than a prius primeThey fucked up. This is GR86 losing to a minivan again.
>>28643062Westerners continue to fail to grasp the concept of a date car.https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/スペシャルティカー
>>28640368>Ultimate hairdresser's car.Turns out there are more hairdressers buying new cars than "enthusiasts".
>>28643069you are a westerner larping as japanese thoughsad
>>28640344>200hpFor ~5 secs before the battery's done, then you have 140 hp with 30% drivetrain losses.
