The Trieste regatta was the scene of the launch of the famous Japanese coupé, soon to be launched in our country, which returns after a long absence in a hybrid guise. Here is the first information on this car
The 57th edition of the Barcolana was the backdrop to the return of an iconic Japanese automotive name. Between the sails of the gulf and the reflections of the lights in Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia, Honda he chose Trieste for the Italian premiere of the new one Preludehybrid coupé ready for European debut. A discreet presence, but full of meaning, which rekindles attention on a model that has been awaited for years. While waiting to test it on the road, no details on price and technical equipment have been released, but it was an opportunity to observe it up close and test the interest of the general public in a dark color, which enhances its balanced proportions.
return in style
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After over twenty years of absence, the name Prelude returns with a project that looks to the future without denying the past and in Japan, where it is built, it is already a success, given that the first months of production sold out in a few weeks. The technical base inherits part of the platform Civic Type Rbut the powertrain is hybrid and completely revised for this configuration: more advanced, smoother, with a transmission designed to enhance driving, not just efficiency. A return consistent with the history of the model, which stood out for itself in the 1980s technological contents avant-garde, continued in subsequent generations until the early 2000s.
exceptional stage
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Choose the Barcolana as a stage it was not accidental, also by virtue of Honda’s experience in the nautical world. The Trieste regatta has come to an end 57th editionis a popular event that involves thousands of boats and transforms the entire city into a widespread celebration, with concerts, clubs open until late and a crowd that crowds the banks. At the race, won for the third time by the team Arca Sgr Of Furio Benussi and in which 1865 boats participated this year, there were also sailing stars of the caliber of Caterina Banti: the Italian has won two Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics and boasts four world titles, as well as four European ones.
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