and the statement they have made is extremely clear: "if it ain't a pickup, SUV, or a cheap lease? Not interested."
If you wanna sell a 2-door car, it has to scratch a very specific itch.
Prelude by name alone is trying for the nostalgia itch, just like the Civic Type R. But unlike the Type R? It's nothing like it's namesake.
And Preludes? $26k+ in 2001; they were NOT cheap. But the 'nostalgia' market for them is cheap and tiny.