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 ...

Honda announced a slew of new engine technology today. Earlier we told you about Honda’s clean diesel engine and now the company is saying its tried and true VTEC gasoline engine has been radically ...

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 ...

Honda did not invent variable valve timing or variable valve lift. In fact, Cadillac had a driver-operated variable valve timing system in production in 1903, three years before Soichiro Honda was ...

Ever heard your fanatic Honda buddy say, "VTEC just kicked in!" and not had a clue what they're talking about? At this point, VTEC almost feels like one of those memes that's been parroted so many ...

I'd heard the jokes about VTEC kicking in. I'd come across a meme or two. But until I was sitting two feet from a mid-mounted VTEC motor in a 1,950-pound Italian roadster, I didn't understand how life ...

A custom-built tubular chassis houses the two Honda H22A engines. The Prelude also has two transmissions and two limited-slip differentials. If you want something that’s fun and fast, this could be ...

We love a fast Honda here at CarBuzz - and the Honda Civic Type R is a shining example of what a performance hatchback should be. The engine features a longstanding Honda technology, called Variable ...

The Up to Speed video series has jumped on the Acura Integra and all the VTEC goodness that goes with it. The sadly discontinued front-wheel-drive sporty hatch (and sometimes sedan) is especially dear ...

I was reluctant, but finally caved and decided to give VTEC a try. I 'm a non-VTEC guy. (Or just stuck in limp mode -AH) Some people just can't get their head around it. Call me a heretic. I don't ...