The MIVEC feature (4B11 engine uses MIVEC on both intake and exhaust variable valve timing systems) is mainly responsible for this great balance of two opposite features.

The new MIVEC does what the previous two systems could do separately, together and all the time. In JDM specification, the 1.8-liter unit is rated at 139-horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 172Nm (126.9 ...