Awards

[Alfettaman76]

Great to see that the new Prelude has been quietly collecting an increasing number of awards…


New Car World Championships – Best coupe
https://www.newcarworldchamps.com/

Chasing Cars (Australia) – Car of the Year outright winner, also Best sports car
https://www.chasingcars.com.au/news...de-crowned-chasing-cars-2026-car-of-the-year/

Red Dot – Product design award
https://www.red-dot.org/project/prelude-88611

Autocar awards – Best hybrid car
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/autocar-awards/why-mould-breaking-honda-prelude-2026s-best-hybrid

North American Car of the Year - Finalist
https://northamericancaroftheyear.org/nine-2026-nactoy-finalists/


Not bad for a niche, low-volume and sometimes misunderstood car!

 

[El Chorizo39]

Great list, some nice accolades on there. It's finally getting the appreciation it deserves.

 

[GoZoner36]

NA Car of the Year - Prelude vs Charger vs Sentra. Come on Prelude, easy win. (Charger and Sentra, what a sad list)

 

[Alfettaman76]

NA Car of the Year - Prelude vs Charger vs Sentra. Come on Prelude, easy win. (Charger and Sentra, what a sad list)

Yeah, I thought that looked like it should be a 'no contest'/straightforward victory for the Prelude!

 

[supersix28]

That's a great list to be on. Hopefully it's enough to keep Honda's bean counters happy to continue development on the Prelude.

 

[GoZoner36]

Oh, the 2026 Charger in orange looks pretty good actually. (At least to an American with the subconscious muscle car genes)