This fifth-generation Honda Prelude has been around the block, racking up over 287,000 kilometers (almost 180,000 miles). Despite being a high-mileage example of a venerable age, the front-wheel-drive coupe is still going strong, as evidenced in a new video shot on an unrestricted section of the Autobahn. Fitted with an aftermarket exhaust, the final-gen Prelude doesn't sound half bad for a four-banger, especially as it approaches 7,000 rpm.
By modern standards, this 1997 Honda Prelude is not fast by any stretch of the imagination. It takes a little over nine seconds to reach 62 mph (100 km/h) from a standstill, which even a three-cylinder subcompact turbocharged hatchback can do these days. That said, one would argue it's more fun to go flat out in a high-revving naturally aspirated engine even though a turbocharged mill with a similar displacement always makes the car quicker. It's especially true if the car has a manual gearbox as it's the case here.
