July 15, 2005 Honda will introduce a new Honda Hybrid System in the 2006 Civic Hybrid that features a 3-stage i-VTEC engine that employs Honda’s “intelligent” VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift ...

Honda ain't kidding when it says that its proprietary VTEC technology was sort of a wake-up call to a new breed of enthusiasts, proof that small engines can blow the doors off your standard V6 or ...

Need somebody to bore you with ideal bore to stroke ratios, or the intricacies of how variable valve timing works? Ask Andrei and watch the hours roll by… He’s also quite a strange bloke who never ...

In last month's "Tech Scene," we compared the differences between Toyota's VVTL-i (Variable Valve Timing and Lift-intelligence) and Honda's VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control).

Honda expects its new Advanced VTEC system to hit production vehicles in 2009First it was VTEC. Then it was i-VTEC. Now there's Advanced VTEC, Honda's latest engine development. Promising to improve ...

If you are a petrolhead, then you have no excuse to not know about the “VTEC just kicked in, yo!” line. If you don’t, consider it as 4chan rambling for sudden-velocity situations and to describe ...

Following the mid-cycle update of the U.S.-spec Fit, it’s the Euro-spec Jazz’s turn to shine brightly. A refresh of the third-generation model introduced four years ago, the newcomer’s most pertinent ...

Honda’s VTEC technology is well-known for putting a little pep in the step of its engines. These days, it’s a bit of a tuner meme, prompting one YouTuber to recreate the system on a smaller scale.

VTEC is an acronym for a variable valve-timing system used on Honda and Acura models since 1989. The full name is variable valve timing and lift electronic control, and the first U.S. model with VTEC ...