I saw this review earlier and was taken aback by how stunning the new Honda Prelude looks.
It’s not practical for my needs, it’s not as sporty as its competitors and it’s expensive. Plus it’s a hybrid and I would like my next car to be an EV… But nonetheless it looks amazing.
Can’t wait to see one in real life, although Honda isn’t as popular in France so maybe it’ll be during one of my trips back to Blighty.
If you’re buying a fast Honda, get an R-Type.
Honda cars don’t seem to have caught on with the French. Half the time I spot a CR-V down here, it’s an RHD one wearing a French plate.
Or an S2000 
Japanese car buyers have always attached a lot of importance to the ‘frontal expression of the car’ because it’s seen as a ‘face’. This one’s ‘smiling’ so should be big in Japan.
The S2000 is the sports car I always wanted, but never owned - kept being seduced by Alfas instead.
As I recall, the S2000 was slated because, as moderately sporty sports car it wouldn’t go much unless revved to blazes. The engine was good for these high revs but it gave a tiresome driving experience.
The surveyor I engaged to do a full structural on my house in Bristol turned up in an S2000. "Uh-oh … " I thought.
And indeed, he turned out to be thoroughly incompetent. For example, because of the age and type of house - early Edwardian terrace - he cut and pasted into his report ‘woodworm in the staircase.’
Once I’d stripped the stairs down to the wood I inspected it with a magnifying glass. I found not a single woodworm hole.
S2000 not a patch on my TVR V8S. Talk about torque … 20-150 mph in 5th. “Genuine supercar performance” quoth ‘The Motor’. Well, 0-60 in 4.6" - better than a Testa Rossa.
Bit safer though - I once bought an Alfa from a guy who’d lost both legs when his TVR’s V8 joined him in the cockpit.
TVR ? You brave man 
Never gave me any trouble in 2 1/2 years. The g/f declared the pax seat her exclusive domain.
I commuted in it 5/7 over a winter from Maida Vale to Ealing. The wipers, from the Moggie 1000 I think, were not very effective and it did tend to get a bit fogged up inside in cold, wet weather. The dog hated the noise.
… and the g/box ended up in the boot, tho’ it would have to pass thru’ the petrol tank to do so. I read a comment that a disturbing % of TVR write-offs did not involve any other vehicle 
A reviewer of the Lotus Elite asked the Lotus man in the pax seat, “How come you designed the handling to be soooo pin-sharp?”
“To avoid the TVR coming the other way on the wrong side of the road.”
In the TVR C.C. mag a woman described her husband’s w/e with a Cerbera loaned to him while his Chimmy was being serviced. The title of her piece was “Can my husband be trusted with a Cerbera?” The conclusion was “No”.
Because Peter Whitehead started a second family it had the distinction of being the world’s fastest car [max 186 mph] with baby seat anchors as standard. I had a sit in one - ghastly. Windscreen like letterbox slot.
