Standard equipment for the basic Prelude includes air conditioning, power moonroof, cruise control, driver's seat height adjustment, tilt steering with a leather-wrapped wheel, map lights, ignition switch light, and power windows, mirrors and locks. The 120-watt, 6-speaker AM/FM/CD stereo features an Acoustic Feedback System that uses tiny microphones to measure ambient cabin sound, and then adjusts the volume to compensate. Type SH adds a leather shift knob. Leather seating is not an option, an effort by Honda to keep prices down.
Safety features - ABS, dual airbags, side-impact protection - are current, but not extraordinary. New for 2001 are child safety seat anchors for the rear seats. Honda has adopted a new Key Code security system, similar to the PASS-Key system developed by General Motors. Next Page