He was talking about the base model not type S, Yes it does have vtec, I was signed on one, so I had all the research done (damn acura guy tried rippin me off, so i bought a 2gnt). They are by no means "fast" I have taken them, and I am still quite slow, intake/exhaust/and at the time jeep tb. People are very misinformed about the base model, it is not fast, not fast at all, dont be scared of it (That auto tranny is less parasitic than ours tho).