Honda Prelude received by judges of the European Car of the Year accolade for 1988, finished third in a contest where the Peugeot 405 was the runaway winner and the Citroen AX came second. This was one of the best performances by a Japanese built or branded car until the Nissan Micra won the award five years later. In 1987, "Road & Track" published a test summary that shows the 1988 Honda Prelude 2.0Si 4WS outperforming every car of that year on the slalom, with a speed of , even besting exotics such as Porsche and Ferrari. For reference, the 1988 Chevrolet
Peugeot 206 In May 2006, the Malaysian car manufacturer Naza launched a locally assembled version of the model with the name of 206 Bestari. In 2006, Peugeot started production of the 206 in China. In September 2006, Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile launched a slightly modified Peugeot 206 called the Citroën C2 (this car was not related to the European-market Citroën C2). "Production dates: Peugeot 206 / 206+ / 206 SW: 2,000,000 August 2001 2,500,000 March 2002 3,000,000 November 2002 4,000,000 January 2004 5,000,000 May 2005 6,000,000 April 2007 8,358,217 December 2012 (Source: Journal L'Alsace, 18 December 2012). The Peugeot 206 CC (sometimes spelled