Could it be an old greek word, as the word zephyr, the name of another car from a few years ago(made by ford car company in the 1960 s.
2007-07-27 01:45:24 · 6 answers · asked by John j O Connor(farida O Connor 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
No it is an invented word to describe Fords engine with variable valve timing
Zetec (Zed Technology)
2007-07-27 01:49:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ron S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a made-up word Ford invented when they were prevented (by Lancia I believe) from using the name "Zeta" (a Greek letter) for their new engine range in the early 1990s.
2007-07-31 01:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ford took zetec from "zeta" the original name for their engine, some company took offence to zeta so they changed it to zetec,
zeta is the 6th letter of the greek alphabet, the engine has 16 valves, maybe something to do with that.
p.s the zetec is not vvt, the later engine "sigma" (zetec-s) made by yamaha is.
2007-07-27 11:18:44 · answer #3 · answered by handsonhips101 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zee - (or Zed in UK english) technology
as in the last letter of the alphabet - stands for final, ultimate, technology
(having driven - and had many problems with - a focus zetec... that's a laugh)
2007-07-27 01:56:07 · answer #4 · answered by SeabourneFerriesLtd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What it really means is a bit more money they can squeeze out of you!
2007-07-27 01:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by shafter 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Zetec_engine
http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2/index.htm
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Zetec/
There ya go
2007-07-27 02:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋