Mugen has given the new Honda Prelude a more aggressive look that reveals a number of cosmetic improvements – plus a mechanical one – for the revived Japanese sports coupe.
The long-time Honda tuner and performance parts manufacturer has released a full list of parts for the new sixth-generation Prelude.
Delivery in Japan begins on April 24, 2026.
The component list includes front and rear underspoilers, a rear spoiler and diffuser fairing, and side panels, all made of carbon fiber.
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Also available is a sports exhaust system, which Mugen says is “designed to deliver a powerful, impressive sound and deep bass from low to high revs” and “produces a more linear and uplifting sound when used with the Honda S+ Shift.”
Because the new Prelude doesn’t have a traditional mechanical transmission, Honda developed S+ Shift, which is modeled after an eight-speed automatic transmission and offers the same “sharp shift feel.”
Mugen offers parts for a wide range of Honda vehicles, from the Fit (aka Jazz) to the Civic and Civic Type R, the defunct Legend flagship sedan, and even the Vezel (aka HR-V) and Odyssey.
The upgrades are available in Australia through Nine-W. The local timing and availability of these Prelude parts has yet to be announced.
The reborn Prelude is scheduled to go on sale here in the first half of 2026 and will then be the first new generation of the iconic nameplate coupe in over 20 years.
It’s also the first Prelude to offer a hybrid powertrain.
The latter features a 2.0-litre Atkinson four-cylinder petrol engine producing 104kW of power and 182Nm of torque, paired with a 133kW/315Nm electric motor for a total output of 147kW and 315Nm.
That output is well below the 235kW/420Nm of the Civic Type R’s turbocharged (but not hybridized) 2.0-litre engine, with which the Prelude shares its chassis.
The Prelude features a “dual-axle” strut front suspension with multi-link rear suspension, as well as adaptive dampers carried over from the Civic Type R but retuned for the Prelude.
Like every previous generation of Prelude, the new car is only available with front-wheel drive. However, for the first time there is no manual transmission available.
Local pricing for the reborn coupe has yet to be announced.
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