The ZR engine is a family of straight-four 16-valve all-aluminum and water cooled gasoline engines with a die-cast aluminum block and variable valve timing developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, produced from 2007. Engines displace from 1.6 to 2.0 liters. Most engines in this family are equipped with Toyota's dual VVT-i technology that optimizes both intake and exhaust valve timing. This engine family is also the first to use Toyota's Valvematic system, first appearing on the Noah and Voxy in 2007 and then the European Avensis in 2009.
2ZR-FE engine
1ZR-FE in Toyota Corolla 1.6
2ZR-FE with cover installed. (2016 Toyota Corolla LE)
2ZR-FE with cover taken off. (2016 Toyota Corolla LE)
VVT-i, or Variable Valve Timing with intelligence, is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Toyota. It was introduced in 1995 with the 2JZ-GE engine found in the JZS155 Toyota Crown and Crown Majesta.
Cutaway view of Variable Valve Timing with intelligence on a ZR engine in Techniquest Glyndŵr
The 2ZZ-GE engine, the first and only engine to feature VVTL-i
The BEAMS 3S-GE 5th-generation engine ("Black Top"), the first to feature Dual VVT-i
The 1UR-FSE engine, the first to feature VVT-iE