Honda attests that VTEC allows your average Honda to essentially take on the persona of two different cars. When your Civic is just cruising around, it's not particularly exciting, but gets the ...

The Honda Civic used to be small, lightweight, practical, and fun. At least it's still the latter two. Civics from the 1990s ...

What is VTEC? Featuring a 1,100-Mile 1999 Honda Civic Si. Achieving 8,000-rpm nirvana in a young classic. Brandon Lim Photographer Duncan Brady Writer Dec 24, 2019. See All 11 Photos.

The VTEC system has roots in the early 1980s, stemming from research and development in Honda's motorcycle division. The genesis of VTEC was fueled by the aspiration to meld high-performance ...

The first Honda automobiles to receive the VTEC system were the 1989 JDM-spec Integra and Civic CRX SiR, ... Well Honda’s VTEC system represents a very important milestone in gasoline engine ...

All have more power than the Si, and with starting prices in the mid-$20,000s, the competition could put the hurt on Honda’s new Si. Or the Si could overcome its lack of VTEC to come out on top.

Honda fans, hold on to your seat: the Civic Type R pumps out an astonishing 305 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque from its 2.0-liter turbocharged VTEC four-cylinder engine. This helps the hot Honda hatch ...

Honda built the EP3 Civic Type R from 2001 through 2006 offering it in other parts of the world, including the Old Continent. It left the factory with one of the Japanese brand’s all singing ...

We only had two laps on the high-speed oval at Honda's main R&D center in Japan. We didn't get performance figures for the prototype Honda Civic Type R fitted with the company's new 2.0-liter ...