If you've ever had a ride in a Honda, you've probably heard it before – that sudden change in engine tone accompanied by an aggressive surge of power toward the top end of the rpm range. VTEC just ...

Since the early '90s, Honda enthusiasts have been obsessed with cross-platform engine swapping. Borrowing a page from the original hot rod playbook, they'd install larger, more powerful engines than ...

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 ...

If you have driven or been around Honda-branded cars since the mid-1990s, you might be familiar with a four-letter word that has defined the brand’s performance identity for decades: VTEC. Since its ...

While Honda wasn't the first car brand to introduce variable valve timing (VVT) to the motor world, it certainly took it to another level. Honda's iconic VTEC (Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control ...

When Honda rolled out its new Prelude sports coupe a year ago, we found the styling debatable and the instrument panel disappointing, but we loved the character of the Si's 160-hp engine, the poise of ...

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 ...