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
Groupe PSA in a Citroën C3. Peugeot, Citroën and DS vehicles have won many awards for their vehicles including: seven times the European Car of the Year award, 12 times the "Car of the year" "Auto Europa" award in Italy, 18 times the "car of the year" in Spain, and five times the "Irish Car of the Year" award. European Car of the Year award winners: Groupe PSA Groupe PSA (known legally as Peugeot S.A.; known as the PSA Group in English; formerly known as PSA Peugeot Citroën from 1991 to 2016) is a French multinational manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles sold