The Honda Prelude concept was the undisputed star of the Japan Mobility Show and its unveiling came as a surprise as the rumor mill indicated the company was working on an S2000 successor. While word of an S2000 revival pops up every few years, Honda Motor Europe Senior Vice President Tom Gardner noted they celebrated their 50th anniversary with the iconic roadster and hinted something special was coming for their 75th anniversary this fall.
The executive didn’t say much about it, but noted he mentioned future sports cars at last year’s electrification briefing and said he “would like to show you one of them” today. This is likely a reference to the teaser image, which showed two sports cars that are set to be among the 30 electrified vehicles coming by 2030. Interestingly, Mibe referred to the Prelude concept as a “specialty sports model” and that’s virtually the same language used during the initial tease.