The language of import performance can be strange. Sometimes it's a verbal stew of numbers and letters--RX-8, NSX, and MR2, for example--that seem randomly tossed together. At other times it adopts ...

Variable valve timing and variable valve lift may sound similar, but they're entirely different. Here are the differences between them and how they work.

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Honda did not invent variable valve timing or variable valve lift. In fact, Cadillac had a driver-operated variable valve timing system in production in 1903, three years before Soichiro Honda was ...

The bike that won the title of “world’s fastest production motorcycle” at the turn of the century could soon sport a bit of tech that will support hi-rev performance at lower emissions… but at what ...

The tough guy in you says to stab that cam in retarded a few degrees for maximum top-end horsepower, while your more practical alter ego suggests advancing it a hair for improved low-end torque and ...

We’ve just heard that Piaggio Group, parent company to Aprilia, is working on a mechanical variable valve timing (VVT) system – and the first to reap the benefits of the tech will be none other than ...

Variable valve timing is one of those things expected of today's engines. Like fuel injection, aluminum cylinder heads or four- cylinder engines with 16 valves, dynamic camshaft manipulation is more ...