Did I start a riot here? American Honda, in some press material or another, did allude that the 200 hp Type-S was their "Prelude replacement." Maybe that's what Car & Driver paraphrased it as, but basically Honda felt that either the Accord Coupe or the RSX Type S would attract Prelude-type owners, who are probably considered to be fairly Honda-loyal anyway.

4th and 5th gen Prelude was indeed special, but its platform was not derived from the Civic? It's not a long-wheelbase Civic-based platform?

Anyway, the RSX is getting a lesson in ... Civics for 2005. Congrats, I guess.