Overview

• The Prelude-GT will replace the Civic Type R-GT after the 2025 season, ending the Civic’s two-year run in GT500.
• HRC completed initial checks in a successful morning shakedown at Sportsland Sugo, with afternoon running curtailed by weather.
• Built to Class 1 GT500 rules, the prototype uses a rear-wheel-drive, turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder making roughly 650–660 hp on a carbon-fiber monocoque, unlike the road-going hybrid Prelude.
• Honda is targeting a competitive debut at the 2026 Super GT opener at Okayama on April 11–12, with further winter testing planned.
• The model switch is timed to capitalize on a temporary lift of the aero freeze for 2026, while Toyota and Nissan are expected to continue with the GR Supra and Z with permitted aero updates.