Hyundai Motor Group Unveils World First CVVD Engine Technology

For a long while it was said that there has been nothing new on a motor car since 1912 when General Motors first introduced the electric starter motor. Every else has been just a refinement.

Modern digital technology might have changed this, but small steps continue to happen in traditional technologies.

Hyundai has just announced a tweak to the internal combustion engine that, they claim, will give a 4% boost in performance, a 5% improvement in fuel efficiency and cut emissions by 12%.

Their Continuously Variable Valve Duration technology will be part of a new Smartstream Engine, a 1.6 litre V4 turbo petrol motor.