It's got dual VTC (Variable Timing Control). It is a form of VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and lift Electronically Controlled). Instead of valve lift, it's being done by advancing the camshafts. Technically it should be 1.5L DVTC Turbo.
It's the same engine lol essently vtec turbo means vtcI wish Honda would get their marketing speak together. Because it certainly looks like this announcement is talking about this technology.
And people still cry because they want VTEC in the new cars but don't actually know what it is."Honda' s VTEC TURBO realizes high fuel economy and exhilarating power through three vital technologies: Dual VTC for Intake and Exhaust, Direct Injection System and High Tumble Intake Port, and Highly-responsive Turbocharger with Electronic Wastegate." - http://world.honda.com/automobile-technology/vtec-turbo/page2/
Perhaps Honda received enough criticism over the lack of "VTEC" that they decided to recycle the name for a different technology.
According to Honda, VTEC stands for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control, which should be VVTLEC, no? I guess that was too many letters that didn't flow easily, so they removed the "L" that represented "lift" and one of the "Vs" that represented either "variable" or "valve". All engines have "variable timing" and "valve timing", but not all engines have "variable valve timing". GM appropriately calls their variable valve timing system "VVT".
So, VTEC could also stand for Variable Timing Electronic Control, but more appropriately, Valve Timing Electronic Control which would apply to the 1.5L turbo engine because it does indeed have electronically-controlled valve timing - it's just called "(Dual) VTC" here which stands for Variable Timing Control, but engine timing has long been variable and even though Honda's "VTC" applies to a variable valve timing technology.
I get why Honda didn't use the word "VTEC" because those letters historically referred to a valve timing system that also controls lift and one that switched cam lobes as a specific RPM as opposed to one that was continuously variable like VTC even though control valve timing only and not lift.
Blah, blah, blah... Honda might as well have left the "VTEC" and should have just changed what those letters stood for rather than what they actually mean and we could have avoided all this mess. Oh, wait, no we couldn't - we'd now be whining about why the 2017 Si had a VTEC sticker on it when it isn't VTEC. Or is it?
Yeah, Valentines really hate sensing features, adaptive cruise control especially. I'm pretty sure my buddy sent his in to get it updated so it'll ignore most adaptive cruise controls and from what he says, it worked pretty well.
Good. That explains why I see the hoods of so many oncoming cars dive towards the pavement when I'm driving my Ridgeline.
It is strange, but the first time it saves your ass because you're human and don't pay attention 100% of the time, you'll gain a whole new appreciation for it. I certainly did. I grew up on wheels and have decades of experience between my ears in all sorts of situation. I consider myself a much-better-than-average driver, but all humans make mistakes.
Ever crawl in nyc traffic and had sensing stall you out because you were too close and were in 2nd?Good. That explains why I see the hoods of so many oncoming cars dive towards the pavement when I'm driving my Ridgeline.
It is strange, but the first time it saves your ass because you're human and don't pay attention 100% of the time, you'll gain a whole new appreciation for it. I certainly did. I grew up on wheels and have decades of experience between my ears in all sorts of situation. I consider myself a much-better-than-average driver, but all humans make mistakes.
Probably not the Type R, but Honda has tested a 1.5T/8DCT drivetrain in a Civic, and I assume we'll see this drivetrain in the next Acura ILX. Even though I love MT, I agree the Type R and Si should be available with some type of automatic, preferably a DCT, and especially in the Si due to its higher volume and attainability. Not everybody has full use of both legs, including some veterans, and they should be able to enjoy Honda's best.
