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06/13/2026

Thirty years later, the obsession is still going strong. 💎

06/12/2026

2005 Honda Accord EX V-6 Sedan AT with Navigation System and XM Radi
Miles: 189,000
Price: $2,995

Blue 2005 Honda Accord EX V-6 Sedan AT with Navigation System and XM Radi with Blue interior for sale in Gastonia. Shop Powells Automotive Group for great deals on all our Honda inventory.

06/12/2026

06/05/2026

Performance found in the wild.

06/04/2026

06/01/2026

2004 Acura RSX Coupe with 5-speed AT
Miles: 306,000
Price: $2,995

Blue 2004 Acura RSX Coupe with 5-speed AT with Black interior for sale in Gastonia. Shop Powells Automotive Group for great deals on all our Acura inventory.

05/30/2026

The very first Honda Accord Coupe arrived during a time when Honda was starting to build affordable cars that felt far more refined than people expected.

And honestly, the coupe version gave the Accord a completely different personality.

By the mid 80s, most compact coupes were either very basic economy cars or heavily focused on sporty styling without much refinement underneath. The Accord Coupe managed to balance both surprisingly well.

Pop-up headlights, clean body lines, low hood profile, and proportions that still look timeless decades later. Even today, the design has a simplicity that aged incredibly well.

But what really made the car stand out was how refined it felt for the era.

Light steering, smooth manual transmission, excellent visibility, and suspension tuning that made the Accord feel stable and comfortable without losing responsiveness. Honda built the car to feel easy to drive every single day, and that philosophy became a huge reason people connected with it.

Under the hood, Accord Coupe models came with Honda’s A-series four-cylinder engines, including fuel-injected versions producing over 100 horsepower in later trims. Not huge numbers, but in a lightweight coupe from the 80s, the car felt smooth, efficient, and surprisingly fun once you got behind the wheel.

And honestly, that balance became part of the Accord Coupe’s identity.

It never tried to be extreme.

It just did almost everything well.

That’s probably why clean third generation Accord Coupes still get attention today.

They came from a time when Honda focused more on good engineering and driver feel than adding features people didn’t really need.

05/27/2026

1986 Honda Prelude — Pop-Up Headlights & Pure ’80s Honda Cool 🩶✨

Back in the mid-1980s, Honda wasn’t trying to build the loudest sports coupe on the road. Instead, they created something smooth, futuristic, and surprisingly sophisticated. The Prelude felt like a glimpse into the future — low-slung styling, pop-up headlights, and a clean design that still turns heads decades later.

Finished in Graphite Gray Metallic, this Prelude has that perfect understated ‘80s energy. Simple at first glance… but loaded with the kind of details enthusiasts love.

Specs:
• 1.8-liter inline-four
• Four-speed automatic transaxle
• Front-wheel drive
• Graphite Gray Metallic paint
• Gray cloth interior
• 13" steel wheels with covers
• Cassette radio
• Air conditioning

Fun fact:
The Prelude became one of Honda’s most innovative models. Later generations introduced advanced features like four-wheel steering years before many competitors even considered it.

Another cool detail:
Pop-up headlights made cars instantly cooler in the ‘80s, and the Prelude wore them perfectly. Hidden during the day, dramatic at night — peak retro car design.

Proof that not every classic needs big horsepower to have personality.