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 205 Peugeot 205 The Peugeot 205 is a supermini car produced by the French manufacturer Peugeot from 1983 to 1998. It was declared "car of the decade" by "CAR Magazine" in 1990. It also won "What Car?"'s Car of the Year for 1984. The styling of the 205 is often thought to be a Pininfarina design, although Gerard Welter claims it as an in-house design; Pininfarina only styled the Cabriolet. It is often credited as the car that turned Peugeot's fortunes around. Before the 205, Peugeot was considered the most conservative of France's "big three" car manufacturers, producing large saloons such