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's Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC) is arguably the most well-known engine type in the world. The essence of Honda's VTEC system lies in its ingenious approach to valve control — ...

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Without variable valve timing, these intake and exhaust valves would operate in the same manner regardless of the engine’s RPM (revolutions per minute) speed or the driving environment. This isn’t ...

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).

Alanson Partridge Brush. Remember that name. Because it was according to his patents that Cadillac put into production something that Honda and Alfa Romeo took decades to match. Mr. Brush's invention?

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In last month's article we saw t it would be highly desirable to make an engine's valve timing adjustable by automatic control to achieve strong torque at both low and high revs. This is easier said ...

After two-wheeler brands Ducati, Yamaha and BMW, Honda is preparing to introduce Variable Valve Timing technology to its motorcycles. In fact, the patents for an engine featuring the Variable Valve ...

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 ...