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Old 11-14-2011, 04:29 AM   #336
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The most advanced and flexible system is the one used by Fiat, the "Multiair" system, that allows valve opening independent from the cam profile:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiair
It's used on cheap cars like the Grande Punto / Alfa MiTo.
BMW uses the Valvetronic on the Mini Cooper and S.
I think Toyota could afford to use a similar system on the FT but there is the problem of the two heads, so every part has to be mirrored...
I don't think they were able to extract 200 hp from a NA 2.0 without any kind of valve lift or timing control.
Renault on the Clio RS engine has it, even if it's a basic system, since the 1st '98 model.
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