Honda enthusiasts holding out for a non-electrified performance Prelude can stop waiting. Senior brass from the Australian arm have shut the door on a turbocharged engine and a manual gearbox, locking the coupe into life as a hybrid-only “lifestyle vehicle.”

 

The company’s Australia president and CEO Jay Joseph addressed the question at a media event during the local launch of the new hybrid. Asked whether a manual turbo variant in the mold of the US-spec Civic Si or the Japan-only Civic RS was on the cards, his answer left little room for interpretation.