Honda's new VTEC Turbo Engine Series

Civic Type R VTEC Turbo

Honda has announced the introduction of three all-new VTEC Turbo engines.

Honda has downsized its engines and produced a very efficient 1.0, 3-cylinder turbo engine as well as a 1.5 direct injection, 4-cylinder turbo engine.

The new engines come in three capacities; 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0, and will deliver on performance as well as class-leading output and fuel economy.

All three will be direct-injection petrol turbos, utilising variable valve motion technology such as Honda's refined VTEC technology. With Honda's 1.6 diesel engine and hybrid technology, these new engines will appear in a number of future global models.

The first set to come to Europe will be the high-output 2.0 4-cylinder turbo engine which will appear in the forthcoming Civic Type R. It will have an output in excess of 280hp and will be Euro 6 compliant.