In the world of internal combustion, power is simply controlled explosions. To make more power, you need more air. For decades, engineers struggled with a fundamental compromise: a camshaft profile that works well at low RPMs (for torque and smoothness) strangles the engine at high RPMs, while a "wild" cam that makes top-end power makes the engine stumble and idle poorly at low speeds.

If you just need to get to work, VVT is perfect. But if you want to feel the engine transform under your foot—a mechanical Jekyll turning into Hyde—nothing beats the locking pin of a true VTEC engagement.

stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control .

VVT adjusts the timing of the camshaft. It essentially rotates the camshaft slightly ahead or behind its original position.

In the world of internal combustion engines, few acronyms carry as much weight as and VTEC . While they both deal with how an engine "breathes," they approach the goal of efficiency and power from two different angles.

Engineers eventually realized they didn't have to choose. Honda’s (the "i" stands for intelligent) combines both. It uses VVT to constantly adjust the timing and VTEC to switch the lift profile when you floor it. Most modern performance engines now use a combination of both timing and lift (like BMW’s Valvetronic or Toyota’s Valvematic) to get the best of both worlds. The Verdict

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