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Crank rumble is an amplitude-modulation of engine noise perceived inside a car. It is common under full load acceleration but not under part load acceleration, so could cause concern. Honda and Ricardo carried out a program of work to research methods to reduce the perceived (subjective) level of crank rumble inside a vehicle under part load acceleration. Transfer Path Analysis (TPA) is a method of predicting vehicle interior noise by separating sources (the engine) and transfer paths (the vehicle body). TPA was applied in the time domain to allow subjective assessment of the different contributors to the interior sound quality. Subjective assessment was performed by a panel of listeners, to avoid bias caused by individual opinions. This approach identified key contributors to the perceived crank rumble, and allowed targets to be set. Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) was used to study a range of modifications to the engine.

For a 1997 model year passenger car, Honda has released an all-new 3.0 liter, transversely mounted, SOHC VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) V6 engine. This compact, light-weight, state-of-the-art V6 engine achieves 147 kW @ 5500 rpm, improves fuel economy, and uses regular unleaded fuel. This is the world's first SOHC VTEC V6 engine, and the first V6 to be manufactured in the United States by Honda.