As a whole, the VTEC system does what it was designed to do by Honda engineers and the managers who oversaw them; it delivers a lot of power in 1.6 to 2.4-liter inline four-cylinder or 3 to 3.5 ...

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 ...

VTEC made its North American debut in the 3.0-liter V-6 mounted in the middle of the first-generation 1991 Acura NSX. By 1999, though, Honda's trademark tech had trickled down all the way down to ...

Honda says this new generation of VTEC will be used in a production car in the next three years. A Japanese Accord Euro R is shown here, known as the Acura TSX in the U.S. market.