The supercharged 4.2-liter V8 under the XKR’s hood features twin air intakes and continuously variable valve timing—mated to what Jag claims is a “class-leading” six-speed automatic paddle-shift ...

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.

The jargon goes well beyond just names. Car specs are full of abbreviations that may or may not have any meaning at first glance. And sometimes we get so used to seeing those abbreviations that we may ...

Set to debut in a new 1.6-liter 4-cylinder Smartstream turbo engine, Hyundai's new valve tech is able to continuously change the duration of valve openings to suit driving conditions, which Hyundai ...

Internal-combustion engines are now all about the trade-off between power and efficiency. Until now, the tools to address that trade-off have been variable valve timing and variable valve lift, which ...

Hyundai Motor Group has developed the world’s first Continuously Variable Valve Duration (CVVD) technology to feature in future Hyundai vehicles. The innovation was revealed at Hyundai Motorstudio ...

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) says it has developed the world’s first ‘Continuously Variable Valve Duration’ (CVVD) technology to feature in future Hyundai and Kia vehicles. The innovation was revealed at ...

Variable valve timing (VVT) and variable valve lift (VVL) have very similar names, both referring to variable valve performance. Does that mean that they are basically the same thing? The are most ...