Silly little details…

[Alfettaman121 1]

The depth of engineering in a car is often reflected in 101 daft little details – small things that collectively indicate how much thought has gone into its design.

A few examples that I like on the Prelude...

• The aircraft-style small red ‘bug’ on the outer edge of the speedometer that shows you the current speed limit
• Similarly, the green ‘bug’ that’s shows your cruise control set speed
• The perfectly-damped opening/closing of the sunglasses holder in the overhead console
• All Honda’s have a tiny arrowhead on the fuel gauge to discreetly remind you which side the fuel filler is on

What silly little details have made you smile?

 

[El Chorizo81 1]

The depth of engineering in a car is often reflected in 101 daft little details – small things that collectively indicate how much thought has gone into its design.

A few examples that I like on the Prelude...

• The aircraft-style small red ‘bug’ on the outer edge of the speedometer that shows you the current speed limit
• Similarly, the green ‘bug’ that’s shows your cruise control set speed
• The perfectly-damped opening/closing of the sunglasses holder in the overhead console
• All Honda’s have a tiny arrowhead on the fuel gauge to discreetly remind you which side the fuel filler is on

What silly little details have made you smile?

I currently own 5 vehicles and I've probably owned >60 over my lifetime. It's easy to forget which side the damn gas cap is on and some cars don't have the indicator. It annoys me so much! Definitely a good call on that one.

 

[CiceroGirl]

I love how the traffic in both your lane and in the adjacent lane shows up when you have the adaptive cruise control on, and that it shows trucks versus cars. (See photos if you haven’t used this feature yet.) I don’t even know exactly why I like it so much, but I do.

I was sitting at an excessively long light a couple of weeks ago and noticed that when you have your turn signal on, the small turn signal indicator on the little white Prelude on the dash blinks at exactly the same rate as the large green arrow. THAT is true attention to detail… and if they blinked at different rates, it would probably drive me insane once I noticed it!

 

[CiceroGirl]

The depth of engineering in a car is often reflected in 101 daft little details – small things that collectively indicate how much thought has gone into its design.

A few examples that I like on the Prelude...

• The aircraft-style small red ‘bug’ on the outer edge of the speedometer that shows you the current speed limit
• Similarly, the green ‘bug’ that’s shows your cruise control set speed
• The perfectly-damped opening/closing of the sunglasses holder in the overhead console
• All Honda’s have a tiny arrowhead on the fuel gauge to discreetly remind you which side the fuel filler is on

What silly little details have made you smile?

I have been driving Hondas for so many decades that I just *expect* that a car will have that arrow that shows which side the gas goes in (but it is on the same side on all Hondas, and the only other car I ever drive is my mom’s CRV, so I never pay any attention to it).

 

[Alfettaman121 1]

I love how the traffic in both your lane and in the adjacent lane shows up when you have the adaptive cruise control on, and that it shows trucks versus cars. (See photos if you haven’t used this feature yet.) I don’t even know exactly why I like it so much, but I do.

I was sitting at an excessively long light a couple of weeks ago and noticed that when you have your turn signal on, the small turn signal indicator on the little white Prelude on the dash blinks at exactly the same rate as the large green arrow. THAT is true attention to detail… and if they blinked at different rates, it would probably drive me insane once I noticed it!

As well as images of a car and a truck, there's also one for a motorbike! I really like this feature too and find it reassuring that the car has such a detailed awareness of its surroundings.

 

[Alfettaman121 1]

When you power the car up, the instrument panel displays the distinctive shape of the headlamps. Switch off, and it shows the (equally distinctive) shape of the rear light bar.

 

[CiceroGirl]

As well as images of a car and a truck, there's also one for a motorbike! I really like this feature too and find it reassuring that the car has such a detailed awareness of its surroundings.

Yes! I haven't seen the motorbike yet! Now I will be looking for one...

 

[CiceroGirl]

When you power the car up, the instrument panel displays the distinctive shape of the headlamps. Switch off, and it shows the (equally distinctive) shape of the rear light bar.

Yes, I like the "eyes" of the headlamps!

 

[Alfettaman121 1]

Yes! I haven't seen the motorbike yet! Now I will be looking for one...

He-he! Don't go tailgating motorbikes just to get the motorcycle image to appear!

 

[Liverfluke1]

As well as images of a car and a truck, there's also one for a motorbike! I really like this feature too and find it reassuring that the car has such a detailed awareness of its surroundings.

It certainly helps one to have confidence in the ACC and lane keeping assistance etc.

 

[Alfettaman121 1]

Also, I really like the concertina-folding boot (trunk) floor. Perfect if you've just got one or two small bags and don't want them sliding around as you drive....

 

[PR76UDE123 64]

If you want easter eggs, there's the date of the first Prelude launch and a silhouette of the car embossed on the seat pull straps. I haven't seen any other little easter eggs yet though.

 

[inventor83]

I love the fact that Honda wanted to have a lift up bottom on the console box between the front seats. Handy for cleaning but betrays the Civic evolution

 

[Alfettaman121 1]

I think the corner lights are quite cool. After dark, wind on some steering lock and the corner light on that side will come on, illuminating your intended path. As you wind the steering back to dead-ahead, the corner light gently fades out....

 

[inventor83]

The "Ultimate Glide" logo on the laminated glass (they didn't have to do that, it serves no purpose, but nonetheless I appreciate the thought)

 

[Ransquid3]

I don't have a photo, but there is also the ultimate glide image and writing under the engine fuse box cover.

 

[Ransquid3]

I don't have a photo, but there is also the ultimate glide image and writing under the engine fuse box cover.

My memory was a bit off, it was all writing.

 

[GoZoner88 87]

(Was it mentioned in this thread?). If in sport mode w/ S+, you can hold the left paddle and the car will automatically go to the 'gear' w/ maximum RPMs. Almost the 'boost button' I described in another thread. That can be very handy to keep the battery charge up.

 

[faithboy67 67]

You should all check your 12V batteries; yours is obviously doing its job, but I happen to have a smart NOCO5 charger and maintainer. I drove for two or three days—at least half an hour each time—and then recharged the battery a day later; the bulk charging phase took several hours before the green LED started flashing slowly, which effectively means "fully charged" and indicates the maintenance mode has kicked in. Could it be that the converter responsible for charging the battery while driving isn't nearly as powerful as a conventional alternator?

 

[PR76UDE123 64]

You should all check your 12V batteries; yours is obviously doing its job, but I happen to have a smart NOCO5 charger and maintainer. I drove for two or three days—at least half an hour each time—and then recharged the battery a day later; the bulk charging phase took several hours before the green LED started flashing slowly, which effectively means "fully charged" and indicates the maintenance mode has kicked in. Could it be that the converter responsible for charging the battery while driving isn't nearly as powerful as a conventional alternator?

Probably just modern hybrid design. Last 2 PHEV Volvos I had ate 12V batteries, as did the other hybrid car I owned. My parent's 10 month old EV seems to have its 12v dying too. IDK what it is exactly but it feels like an under-reported problem with modern cars just shredding batteries. All the cars I've owned pre ~2015, of the ones where ever had to replace the battery the one already in place was 5+ years old and only just starting to turn the engine over a little slower. Is it crap batteries, weird charging patterns, both, neither?