Honda Prelude gets Civic Type R power and manual gearbox at SEMA
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Honda is, at heart, an engine company that happens to build cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, outboard motors and even business jets. Soichiro Honda, a self-taught mechanic, founded it in 1948, and its motorcycles conquered the world before the first Honda cars appeared in 1963. That engineering obsession has shaped everything since, from the high-revving VTEC engines enthusiasts adore to Formula One championships and the clever packaging that makes small Hondas feel roomy inside.
The Civic's CVCC engine met tough American emissions rules in the 1970s without a catalytic converter, an engineering coup that put Honda on the map. In 1982 it became the first Japanese company to build cars in the United States, assembling Accords in Marysville, Ohio, and in 1986 it launched Acura, the first Japanese luxury brand. The NSX supercar, the S2000 roadster and the Civic Type R built an enthusiast following that still shapes how people see the badge, even if most buyers simply want a dependable CR-V.
Recent years have been turbulent. Merger talks with Nissan collapsed in 2025, and Honda has retreated from parts of its electric plans: the Sony joint venture's Afeela sedan was cancelled before deliveries, and the GM-built Prologue is ending. Meanwhile hybrids have surged, the Prelude has returned as a hybrid coupe, and Honda Racing Corporation has pushed into off-road and performance parts. Tariffs, chip shortages and its large North American factory network are constant themes.
This section follows all of it: new models and refreshes from the Civic to the India-built Elevate, recalls and reliability, hybrid and electric strategy, the 0 Series concepts and kei-car EVs, motorsport, factory investments, quarterly earnings and the ever-present rivalry with Toyota. The questions worth watching are whether Honda's hybrid-first pivot pays off while rivals chase batteries, how its Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Ontario plants weather trade fights, and whether the company finds a new partner after the Nissan talks fell apart.
The engine company that builds cars: Civic, Accord and CR-V by the million, Type R heroes, a hybrid push and a bumpy road toward electric power.
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