Gen	Weight	Price	Trim	HP	Engine
2				100 - 110	1800 - 2000cc

The second generation Prelude was totally redesigned. It was made to have a lower profile and smother lines to look more like a true sports car. The new Prelude was a much stronger car that its predecessor. It had totally redesigned suspension as well as a new four-cylinder engine that put out 100 Horsepower at 5,500 RPM. The 1983 Prelude was wider, lower and longer than its predecessor, and the 1.8-liter CVCC, SOHC engine, fed through two sidedraft carburetors, generated 25 additional horsepower than the old Accord. To accommodate the low hood line and improve camber control, Honda replaced the MacPherson strut front end with a double A-arm front suspension. The rear suspension still employed Chapman struts, and anti-roll bars were mounted on both ends. In 1984, a conventional 12-valve head replaced the CVCC unit, the optional variable-power assist steering became standard, and the disk/drum braking layout was replaced a four-wheel disk system. Road & Track declared the 1984 Prelude as the best sports coupe under $12,000, and the same year, Car and Driver rated the Prelude?fs handling second only to the Porsche 944. In mid-1985, Honda added the Prelude Si to the lineup, boring the 1.8-liter ET2 (A18A) engine out to 2 liters and replacing the carburetors with the PGM-FI fuel injection used on the Accord and Civic. This BT (A20A) engine produced an extra 10 horsepower (now 110), but the additional weight of standard power windows, air conditioning, and revised bodywork held performance to just a small improvement over the 1.8-liter version, which also continued to be sold. Another new feature that was added on to the second generation was the addition of disk brakes in the rear. Total second-generation production for the U.S. market was 336,599.

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