2026 Honda Prelude drive and video review<\/a><\/p>\nPremium Crystal Garnet Red paint is paired with red accents on the front and rear bumpers, red Brembo brake calipers and 19-inch machined black alloy wheels.<\/p>\n
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The Bordeaux theme continues through the cabin, with contrasting red stitching across the steering wheel, centre console and dashboard, as well as the front seats and door trim. Dedicated floor mats with red accents complete the package.<\/p>\n
Honda New Zealand director Carolyn McMahon said the new edition broadens the Prelude\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe introduction of the new Bordeaux-Edition Prelude takes the Joy of driving to a new level, pairing its refined styling and design to create an even more distinct presence on New Zealand\u2019s iconic roads\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to be able to provide more product offerings for our customers, ensuring there is something to suit a broader range of lifestyles. It\u2019s important that we continue to expand our product lineup to meet changing customer expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The Prelude also features Honda\u2019s S+ Shift technology, which aims to recreate the sound and sensation of quick automatic gear changes in the hybrid coupe.<\/p>\n
Activated at the push of a button, the system combines changes in engine note and throttle response to simulate the kick of a gear change, along with a rev-matching throttle blip during shifts and engine braking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Honda New Zealand has added a Bordeaux Edition to its revived Prelude range, with orders opening through Honda…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":628998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-628997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/628998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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