Toyota’s incredible iQ, the world’s smallest four-seat car, gains a new engine option with the addition of a 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrol unit with Toyota Optimal Drive technology. Presented for the ...

The most common 1.6-liter VVTi engine on your Toyota Corolla features a bundle of electrical wires attached to it that controls things like fuel injectors and ignition coils. If for some reason you’ve ...

The oil pan's role on a Toyota VVTi or any other engine is to collect the lubricating oil falling from its components to be absorbed back by the oil pump and recirculated. Due to its position at the ...

We've always felt the new Toyota Tundra is a solid pickup truck, big enough and strong enough for heavy jobs in the real world. The 5.7-liter V-8, in particular, has always stood out as a hot-rod ...

Decades ago (OK, half a century or more), there was a product advertised in many of the performance magazines called the Varicam. The idea was a set of springs attached to a centrifugal device that ...

GM Powertrain announced today it will deliver a 3.6-liter V-6 gasoline engine with direct injection and variable valve timing (VVT) technologies in the 2008 model year. A vehicle application will be ...

Since the beginning of hot rodding, gearheads have endeavored to increase the performance of internal combustion engines through the optimization of valve timing. It's been proven time after time that ...

In last month's "Tech Scene," we compared the differences between Toyota's VVTL-i (Variable Valve Timing and Lift-intelligence) and Honda's VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and lift Electronic Control).

Engines range from 1.0 VVT-i to 1.33 VVT-i automatic Readers report Real MPG to be between 35–65 mpg The Toyota IQ won't be bought on looks. It's runtish, though less abbreviated than a Smart. It ...

Toyota has confirmed it will join the Repco Supercars Championship with a 5.2-litre V8 engine. The Japanese powerhouse will ...