[jaorocks1]

New owner here, my 92 Prelude SI was stolen and trashed. So time for an upgrade.

I worked on my Prelude three years ago when I was 16 and never thought I would ever let it go. Now the things I miss about the prelude was the uniqueness, the digital gauges, and the nostalgia it brought to former prelude owners wanting to talk to me. TBH I'll buy one again in the future (: Those H series motors pull, and they pull hard.

Now onto the next. Here's my review coming from my prelude.

Interior: 8.5/10
Coming from the price point of 25,000 I didn't expect much of luxury, but I expected to attention to detail. This consists of touch points in the car such as the steering wheel, Brushed pedals, shift knob, the leatherette touch points like knee pads and door arm rests. The only complaint is the AC Controls but even those I only touch once per car ride. Seating is spot on, steering wheel feel as well, and clutch and shifter are relatively short which isn't a bad thing.

Exterior: 9/10
Lots of curves, bodacious butt, and aggressive front. 2015's look amazing with shark fin and larger exhausts. Aftermarket Aero makes a lot of room for customization. Rims personally look good, aftermarket is a little over the top for me with this car already being so flashy. I'm more about that OEM+

Engine and drive feel: 10/10
Comparing from my prelude 160hp and 156 tq. This car does not feel anemic, but it does make you work for its power. Driving hard consists of shifting into 3rd or 4th and really engaging the driver, now if you want a car to stomp on the pedal and accelerate I'm sorry but this isn't the car for you. This car is built to really involve the driver when wanting to have fun. Shifting from neutral to first is a tad hard to get smooth but this is my first manual car. Comparing driving from my brother's Civic SI the clutch engagement is relatively high and i'm sorry but Honda's shifters are smooth like butter. Taking hard turns have turned into a smile because this car simply has hardly any body roll. Merging onto freeways really pushing revs high has turned into a competition of how well I can control the car, and turning into merging 35mph freeways at speeds well beyond that really makes one's drive worth it.

Overall:
You're not paying for the engine in this car, you're paying for the chassis, you're paying for the feel you get in how much it engages the driver through bends, through the relatively short shifts, you're paying for a car that will make your daily driving a reward instead of a boring car ride. Now if you want a car that can accelerate with low driver involvement this isn't the car for you.

Complaints:
1.AC Controls are cheap
2. I suck at first gear in this car
3. Few cabin noises on a new car already
Edited* 4. Personally I believe this car should only be available in manual, as coming from the Honda Community the S2k, Civic SI's are only available as manual. As a business major it creates a car that is only marketed towards car enthusiasts who want to have a little bit more control over the average car. It's almost as though when you see a S2k only being available in manual the crowd it markets too really diminishes into a car enthusiasts car as not everybody can drive it. This is just me though, as I've heard the automatic in these cars really do a good job.