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Old 11-12-2007, 01:32 PM
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Well, the guy on "Tuner Transformation", when they did the Cobalt They called it Echo-tec. And thats coming from John Henrich (sp?) who does GM perfromance cars. But I think GM sez it wrong so I will continue to say it E-Co-Tec. YEEEEE
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Bob Lutz says ECHO tec.

I say EECO tec.
Old 11-12-2007, 01:37 PM
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Echo-tec just sounds stupid
Old 11-12-2007, 01:41 PM
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i call it "faster than your vtak"

seriously, i call it an eeco-tec. echotec sounds stupid, like zee 28
Old 11-12-2007, 01:43 PM
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Echo Tech

Because eco tech just sounds like some ***** motor.
Old 11-12-2007, 01:51 PM
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I say it E-co-tec, but D4 is absolutely right, the PROPER pronunciation is ECHO-tec.

It's not really where YOU come from, it's where the motor comes from. It's European and the crazy Europeans decided it would be named the ECHO-tec.
Old 11-12-2007, 01:52 PM
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EEEEEEcotec.
Echo tec sounds like a high tech dolphin, or a motor with sonar power.
i rarely ever hear anyone pronounce it echo. even those who arent familiar with it still pronounce it like me. however i dont get bent out of shape and try to "correct" people who say echotec. I know what they are talking about, even the old man beside us in the fleetwood brougham knows what we're talking about
Old 11-12-2007, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bika
EEEEEEcotec.
Echo tec sounds like a high tech dolphin, or a motor with sonar power.
i rarely ever hear anyone pronounce it echo. even those who arent familiar with it still pronounce it like me. however i dont get bent out of shape and try to "correct" people who say echotec. I know what they are talking about, even the old man beside us in the fleetwood brougham knows what we're talking about
good. because they're saying it properly, so you would make yourself look silly
Old 11-12-2007, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharkey
i call it "faster than your vtak"

seriously, i call it an eeco-tec. echotec sounds stupid, like zee 28
Sharkey your selling your balt on craigslist!? just saw it today!
Old 11-12-2007, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by alleycat58
I say it E-co-tec, but D4 is absolutely right, the PROPER pronunciation is ECHO-tec.

It's not really where YOU come from, it's where the motor comes from. It's European and the crazy Europeans decided it would be named the ECHO-tec.
When I lived in England, I also noticed that they pronounced Nissan, (Knee-San) San, like sand. Hard to explain... but they said it goofy.
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I call it the FREEEEK-O-SEX

OH SNAPZZZ
Old 11-12-2007, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tombomb
(ee-ko-tek) drives me nuts when people say (echo-tek)
Originally Posted by USMCFieldMP
When I lived in England, I also noticed that they pronounced Nissan, (Knee-San) San, like sand. Hard to explain... but they said it goofy.
Yep, and the Z06 is the Zed-odd-six. All kinds of different pronunciations over there.
Old 11-12-2007, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by tombomb
Sharkey your selling your balt on craigslist!? just saw it today!
no, the previous owner hasnt taken it down yet
Old 11-12-2007, 02:26 PM
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GM execs talk funny. they must all be from canada... or spent too much time in michigan
Old 11-12-2007, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by alleycat58
Yep, and the Z06 is the Zed-odd-six. All kinds of different pronunciations over there.
Zeta oh six.


They use the Greek alphabet to say letters on cars and trims and such.
Old 11-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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zero is usually pronounced as OTT when used like that like with rifles 30-ott 6
Old 11-12-2007, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharkey
no, the previous owner hasnt taken it down yet
O IC i was just gonna ask why the hell you are selling such a nice balt!
Old 11-12-2007, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by jcj08sta
Do you say it like eco as in Economical or eco as in gEco?
Uhh... there are two ways to pronounce economical. I think it's sort of a regional thing, everyone up here says it echo-nomical.
Old 11-12-2007, 04:51 PM
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eeeeeeeeecotec
Old 11-12-2007, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by b-spot
Uhh... there are two ways to pronounce economical. I think it's sort of a regional thing, everyone up here says it echo-nomical.
Thats true I didnt think about that. But since the cobalt is an Eeeeconomical car, I think thats what it is no matter how you pronounce economical.
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Originally Posted by chevysalesman614
ecotec stands for ecological technology
This is the real meaning of Ecotec

Ecotec (Emissions Control Optimisation TEChnology)
Old 11-12-2007, 10:15 PM
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I just call it eeemotep, like Emotep from The Mummy.
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i call it "my big deuce fo"
Old 11-12-2007, 10:27 PM
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i call it the metal things that makes my car go vroom
Old 11-13-2007, 04:31 AM
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Bob Lutz calls it an echo-tec, and so do i


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