It's funny how the acronym VTEC gets thrown around these days by so many people who clearly wouldn't know a camshaft from cannelloni; no doubt the word veetek will be a universal term for "really cool" in another 50 years, uttered by residents of the Mars Base as they contemplate the latest in terraforming gear. This Japan-market ad for the then-fairly-new valvetrain system has a 1994 Le Mans theme, and it features screaming engine sounds, a macho announcer, and futuristic engine graphics. Enjoy.

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