The Honda Prelude, like its Civic sibling, were completely redesigned for 1992. Almost everything was new.
Most obvious was the new body. Honda’s designers abandoned the wedgy look that characterized the previous Prelude, opting instead for a chunkier, rounded look that was attractive, but bordered on the generic in its short hood, high tail form. Still, the shorter, lower, wider, heavier 1992 version had a better aerodynamic face, and increased structural rigidity.
Honda made equally dramatic changes in the Prelude’s interior. A full width instrument panel put the analog speedometer and tach dials directly in front of the driver, with digital fuel and temp gauges and the requisite warning lights behind a blacked out center panel. The latter were only visible when the ignition was turned on. A driver’s side airbag was another 1992 addition.
Three models made up the Prelude line. There was the well equipped S, for which air conditioning was optional with the 2.2-liter engine, and the 2.3-liter Si, in either 2- or 4WS form. Picking the Si added larger wheels and tires, ABS, standard air conditioning, and several small amenities, plus a requirement that premium gasoline be used. Differences between the Si pair, except for the all-wheel steering, were largely limited to the 4WS car’s passenger side airbag.
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