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[liamtuscanwayne]

i want to buy a mg zr 1.8, but have noticed some are advertised as 1.8 120+ and some say 1.8 vvc 160. what is the differnce? and as iam changing from a pug 106 iam confused to what the differnces are. and is there any good or bad things i need to know before i buy. many thanks in advance.

[niva441]

VVC refers to the variable valve timing engine, same basic block.

[esselte]

VVC stands for "Very Very Complicated" It has a mechanism in the head which can alter the valve timings and increase the power output.As I understand it only comes into operation at higher revs......
There's a bit of an explanation here

Edited by esselte on Monday 9th April 21:30

[liamtuscanwayne]

thanks for that but does 120 and 160 stand for hp if so where does the other 40 bhp come from, is it the vvc?

[nick young]

In order, near enough - 120 and 160 is actually the PS output of the engines. (think is 118bhp and 156bhp if memory serves. The vvc does give the extra power, it works in a similar (but better) way to the Honda vtec mechanism.