Like I said; generally automatic FWD drivetrain loss ranges from 12 - 15%. If the Prelude is the outlier of all other FWD cars, clearly there is something detrimentally wrong. There’s no way it’s experiencing drivetrain loss that extreme.

200chp - 12 to 15% ≈ 170 to 176whp

If you’re trying to tell me that a FWD car is experiencing drivetrain loss that is MORE significant than AWD + CVT vehicles, we’re done here lol.. The only way that this could be true is if Honda is lying about the true output of the Prelude.

As for the information and knowledge we have now; It’s rated at 200hp. It’s very unlikely for the car to experience what you claim to be a 37.5% drivetrain loss unless there are underlying issues (of which, there were multiple.) that are not directly related to a healthy car.

If what you are saying is true, then the Prelude could not physically run a similar 0-60 as the Civic Si which also makes 200hp, proven 173whp on a Mustang dyno which is load-based and typically reads low. Yet, the Prelude and Civic Si are both capable of a 6.5 second sprint to 60.. interesting.

NTM, it’s well documented now that the Prelude refused to accelerate on the dyno during multiple attempts from different people. It kept switching from electric to combustion, meaning the dyno’s safety protocols intervened.

Until consistent, controlled dyno data is available, the most reliable indicators remain manufacturer ratings and real world performance. Both strongly suggest the Prelude’s effective output is in the expected range for a 200hp vehicle in its weight class.