Though it's been called many things, the VTEC acronym stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control. VVTLEC doesn't quite roll off the lips, but the adjectives one tends to spew out ...

“VTEC just kicked in, yo!” is a popular phrase you’ve probably heard before, but there’s a story and a meaning behind the saying. If you have driven or been around Honda-branded cars since the ...

The Honda B engine and the Mini are classics on their own but taken together, the mashup is harder to define. This 1968 panel van, as you may have found out from the headline, features the B18C1 ...

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 — ...

Looking for an all-wheel-drive car to daily-drive this winter? This Mini Cooper might be the perfect fit. It's been restored and modified to fit a Honda CR-V drivetrain, B20 engine and all. The good ...

The OG Mini Cooper isn't exactly the kind of car that needs a thumping-great engine to be fun to drive. In fact, it's almost antithetical to the nature of the Mini to shove an engine in its rear any ...

Honda's Variable Valve Timing & Lift Electronic Control system, known as VTEC instead of the more accurate VVTLEC, is one of those things that various parts of automotive pop culture have glommed onto ...

Davies Elabha is a dedicated automotive journalist who blends technical expertise with a lifelong passion for cars. With over 200+ articles published across multiple media outlets, Davies specializes ...

Honda's VTEC-equipped V6 engines have given us the perfect blend of reliability, refinement, and genuine performance for about 35 years. We used these great engines in our family sedans, minivans, ...

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 ...

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 ...