Honda will tune the suspension and brake systems for the Prelude instead of using the Type R bits as-is. The Prelude is a hybrid, not just a turbo-four. It's also a coupe instead of a hatch, so the amount and the location of weight will be different between the cars.

The new Honda Prelude is almost here, and now we know that it'll be arriving with some particularly delightful performance components. When this hybrid coupe goes on sale at dealerships later this year,

Honda’s confirmation that the sixth-generation Prelude will share suspension components and track dimensions with the Civic Type R is another strong hint that this will be as much a revival of the discontinued Civic coupe as it is of the Prelude, which departed the market in 2001 after five generations as one of Honda’s key enthusiast models.