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About once a decade a new car comes | reducing weight) and stabilized by two
along that challenges much of the current

‘The multi-adjustable bucket ,
torque rods to minimize engine vibration in the

‘seats are designed for true
automotive thinking. The last automobile re-- | cockpit. GT driving. The lumbar
| thought was the Honda. Civic. A car that The siuspension is, aS you would expect in | ‘support keeps your back a
_ Yadically altered the way . \a fine GT-car, fully.independent straight and comfortable a
Canadians thought about | aa on all four wheels. The «| helping to.reduce fa- ra
{small ears. Now there's an [0 ’’MacPherson Struts incorpo- | tigue. And the superior | ce
| automobile that has re- rate offset springs to further lateral support keeps re
-| thought the GT class of improve the ride. Front and rear {you from sliding around \ (ee
cars~the new Honda stabilizers (see illustration). in the seat wo
Prelude. . minimize body roll during hard | when nego- .
An important part of XC cornering. The: steering is tiating a
Prelude thinking is the — rack and pinion. In its class, the .| series of
front wheel drive.(Itistrue| . Prelude’s cockpit is the state tight turns. .— y
that there is already the ml onl of the art. The instrument panel . Behind the cockpit i is a trunk that seems
odd sports coupe available utilizes the latest concepts outrageously large for the size of the car.

with FWD, but a sports coupe is not to be
confused with the more personal statement
of a trie GT car such as the Prelude.)

‘in design technology. The speedometer and
- tachometer have been combined in a '
‘speed-o-tach’ so you can monitor the engine

It will hold several suitcases with room left
over. And while adequate trunk space may

. not seem like fresh thinking in the general
Prelude’s FWD not only delivers the obvious | speedand road speed [- So car market, we assure you it
benefits of improved traction and road feel, atasingle glance. __ COR ORNTESSPCDOME ER mouereowea: | is indeed fresh thinking in the GT |
but it also eliminates the inefficiency, weight | Inconjunction withthe | seme” "ONY Be Etocx /P car class.

S : ‘speed-o-tach’ there ——— ‘The new Honda Prelude.
are fuel and tempera- = ns By rethinking the GT car concept,
ture gaugesand — = it has brought a whole new
lights that warn you if dimension to the GT car class. We
anydoorisnot | invite you to look at one at your
properly closed, if a Honda dealers. And now’s a particu-
brake light is burned STALK CONTROLLING STALK CONTROLLING larly good time to do it because
| out, if the oil or you ANDAASHER Honda is having its 10th Anniver-
| filter need changing, | sary Celebration.
or if the tires need rotating. Just to the right So right now a trip toa
FRONT STABALZER of the instrument cluster is a digital clock and | Honda dealer can give —
MacPherson Struts on all four wheels help smooth out - an AM/FM stereo with a unique rotary tuner. | you the chance to win an
ME ne re eee re ee ay Stabinzers further The turn signals, headlights and dim- anniversary Honda a
———— _————— _ | mer windshield washer and wipers and rear Special X,a Honda Accord \
and bulk of a drive shaft and differential. window defogger are all operable without Hatchback, a Honda Hg
Prelude's body is of a rigid monocoque moving your hands | from the steering wheel. Accord Sedan, a Honda X&
design that reduces body flex without the Z-50 Mini-Bike or

need for a heavy sub frame thus substan- even a new Honda

tially reducing unnecessary weight. The
transversely mounted 1600cc SOHC engine

~™, Prelude, itself. Ask your
S Honda dealers for de-
tails. Contest ends

is attached directly to the monocoque con-

May 31, 1979.

THE HONDA PRELI PRELUDE. A NEW DIM DIMENSI SION.

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