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 ...

Coming as standard with the 1.5-liter VTEC Turbo and six-speed manual in Europe, the CR-V with this engine for the U.S. will soon be recalled. After dozens of complaints have been filed to the ...

Bruno started at Top Speed in 2022 and now serves as Senior Editor for ICE while also training writers across CarBuzz, HotCars, and TopSpeed. A car and motorcycle enthusiast, he enjoys writing about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Davies has had a keen interest in cars from a very young age. It didn't matter what kind of car it was, as long as it had four wheels and made some cool noises, he was into it. His interest in cars ...

Take a look at any modern Honda car and you will likely notice the word "VTEC" etched on it somewhere. You may have even heard of the meme "VTEC just kicked in." And although VTEC itself is associated ...

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...