On Thursday, the Japanese automaker announced that the 2026 Prelude will come with wide front and rear tracks, Brembo front brakes, and dual-axis front suspension sourced from the hottest Civic. In fact, this is the first time that Honda has leveraged the dual-axis suspension on anything but the Type R.

Honda’s reborn Prelude is raiding the Civic Type R’s parts bin for some important pieces. Honda confirms the upcoming Prelude coupe will use the front suspension of the Civic Type R, which includes the dual-axis design. The Prelude will also sport the wider front and rear track width, and the Brembo front brakes.

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.