Front quarter view of a 1986 Honda Prelude Bring A TrailerThese came in spades by the time the third-generation Prelude arrived in 1987. That year, the Prelude put Honda on the map with a new system called Four-Wheel Steering (4WS) that would change the way it handled. At launch, this groundbreaking innovation was marketed as the "Steering Angle Sensing Honda Four-Wheel Steering System (Honda 4WS)." The physical layout of the Honda 4WS system in the Prelude was similar: a shaft physically connected the front steering rack to the steering box between the rear wheels. Honda Prelude 4WS from 1987 HondaAt high speeds, steering inputs are smaller, so the rear wheels are turned in the same direction as the front wheels.