| Honda is one of the most popular vehicles in North | | | | capacity, the engine continues to consume the same |
| America a record it has held on to firmly. The vehicle | | | | amount of power whether the vehicle is moving at 50 |
| was introduced in 1972 housing a latitudinal engine with | | | | or 120 Mph. This results in fuel wastage making the |
| an 1169cc capacity engine. | | | | vehicle costly to run and maintain. The variable lift and |
| The Honda Civic engine has always been a fuel | | | | timing control associated with the advanced VTEC |
| efficient and with the introduction of the VTEC engine, | | | | Honda Civic engine system is excellent for those |
| this has only been maximized. The Honda Civic engine | | | | interested in a vehicle that allows them to control both |
| has always been reliable and with the entry of the | | | | power and energy consumption. |
| new technology, the engines are more effective. | | | | The i-VTEC system uses direct fuel injection to keep |
| VTEC stands for variable timing and lift electronic | | | | the vehicle running. This further improves on the |
| control. This means that the engines fuel consumption | | | | engines proficiency by reducing the amount of fuel |
| is changing constantly with regards to the speed at | | | | being burnt up to produce energy. This particular |
| which the vehicle is moving. The higher the vehicle | | | | system is associated with a unique form of valve |
| speed, the higher the lift and vice versa. This aspect of | | | | control and is part of Honda's new and innovative |
| the Honda Civic engine has allowed the vehicle | | | | system that is out to make vehicles as environmentally |
| manufacturer to remain on the cutting edge of | | | | friendly as possible. This is effortlessly attained |
| technology in this day of fuel efficiency and cost | | | | because the less power the vehicle uses, the less fuel |
| cutting. | | | | it needs for its daily operations and the less pollution it |
| This Honda Civic engine system was developed by | | | | causes in the long run. |
| Honda in order to improve engine capacity and cut | | | | The i-VTEC VCM comes into play in certain Honda |
| down on the overall fuel consumption. More charge | | | | civic engines when fewer valves are operational as a |
| could be taken into and out of the respective cylinders | | | | result of the vehicle traveling at lower speeds. Once |
| all of which was hinged on the amount of power the | | | | the vehicles speed dips to around 80km/h, three of the |
| engine was using at the time. | | | | cylinders are deactivated making the Honda Civic |
| The VTEC system endows the vehicle with multiple | | | | engine more capable. |
| camshaft profiles with the Honda civic engine using | | | | The SOHC i-VTEC engine has this mechanism |
| two cam lobes therefore improving the engines overall | | | | activated as long as the vehicle is producing less than |
| capacity. The shift from the rotary to the linear sort of | | | | 3500 RPM. If on the other hand the vehicle is |
| engine movement has proved more successful in | | | | producing more than this, then extra valves are |
| making the engine more economical by reducing the | | | | activated by the system in order for the vehicle to |
| amount of fuel being burnt up. | | | | perform as it should. |
| There are several sub categories within the VTEC | | | | There are several variations of the VTEC Honda civic |
| engine systems and these include the Advanced | | | | engine but they are all designed to be as efficient as |
| VTEC cam engine. This Honda Civic engine has a | | | | possible. From torque optimization all the way to fuel |
| variable phase control which means that the engines | | | | efficiency, this technology from Honda is excellent for |
| power out put is increased or decreased depending on | | | | the 21st century and beyond. |
| the load. For automobiles that do not have this | | | | |