See The 2026 Honda Prelude At Festival Mall Alabang Until December 7

Honda Cars Philippines has used their Honda Fest event to showcase its newest passion project. Say hello to the 2026 Honda Prelude, which is, at the moment, being previewed at the brand’s major event at Festival Mall in Alabang.

See the Prelude until December 7, and you’ll marvel at this sporty coupe’s beautiful design. Supposedly inspired by gliders, the 2026 Honda Prelude’s rakish silhouette is complemented by a low hood with raised, sculpted sections on the sides. This helps drivers properly place the vehicle when going through corners, or even aids in parking, for instance. The front fascia comes with a wing-shaped element, which is flanked by slim LED headlights. The side profile features sculpted lines with flush door handles. There’s also a functional air vent through the side rocker panels for improved aero.

Lastly, the rear end is both functional as it is beautiful. That’s because rather than having a simple trunk lid, the cargo area is actually accessed through a fastback liftgate. Yes, the rear windshield and “trunk lid” are actually engineered as one entire piece that you can lift. Speaking of which, that fastback tailgate has full-width LED taillights, as well as the “Honda” script instead of the traditional “H” logo.

As for the interior, at this point, you’re already probably familiar with how it looks. They’ve been teasing this hybrid coupe for the past two years, after all. Basically, it has a well-appointed and premium dash with nice materials, along with an asymmetrical seat design for the driver and front passenger.

There’s plenty of tech, too. Most vehicle functions can already be accessed through the 10.25-inch fully-digital gauges, while providing entertainment and connectivity is its main 9-inch touchscreen with Google Built-In. This is also complemented by an 8-speaker Bose sound system.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know at this point that the Prelude is a hybrid coupe. Using the 2.0-liter two-motor e:HEV system found in the Civic and CR-V, it produces 200 horsepower and 315 Nm of torque, although these figures are specific to the North American and Japanese versions. For Europe, the power output drops to 184 horsepower. This drives the front wheels via a lockup clutch system that connects and disconnects the engine from the wheels. Honda simply markets it as an e-CVT for simplification purposes. It is still unknown which power output version the Philippines will get.

What Honda is proud to highlight with this hybrid system is that, being the newest generation e:HEV system, the Prelude’s drivetrain is geared towards sportiness. The current Civic and CR-V e:HEV have built-in pre-programmed simulated shift points for its hybrid system called Linear Shift Control. Building upon that is the Prelude’s new S+ Shift function, which induces actual shift shocks and a linear power delivery that simulates an eight-speed automatic. This is combined with Active Sound Control (ASC), which is also tied into the Prelude’s various drive modes.

Expect some of these features to make their way into future Honda hybrids, as previously announced during last year’s e:HEV tech workshop.

Honda also revealed earlier this year that the Prelude will inherit some of the soon-to-be-discontinued (for the Philippines) Civic Type R’s components. These include its dual-axis strut front suspension that nearly eliminates torque steer, along with a wider track for better stability and grip. Braking power comes courtesy of front Brembo brakes, while a faster steering calibration and Honda’s Agile Handling Assist torque vectoring by braking should make the Prelude a sporty yet reasonably comfortable coupe for daily use.

Honda Cars Philippines says that the Prelude is arriving in 2026, though no specific date has been revealed yet. For now, take a look at the new Prelude at the Honda Fest at Festival Mall, Alabang, until December 7.