Re: quattro vs. Quattro...

["Doyt W. Echelberger" <Doyt@nwonline.net>]

I though it might be informative to examine how the Bentley Official
Factory Manual uses the 2 forms of the word, and then I looked at the usage
in Autoweek and Car and Driver:

My Bentley uses both capitalized and uncapitalized forms of the word. Here
are some examples.

Bentley uses the capitalized "Quattro" on the cover and title page:
"Official Factory Repair Manual 1984-88 Gasoline, Turbo, and Turbo Diesel
including Wagon and Quattro."

Bentley describes "all-wheel drive" components, not Quattro components or
quattro components.

Bentley in one example uses lowercase "quattro" inside the book, to
designate a model: Example, item 42.1 "Quick Data Index for Rear Wheel
Suspension Shafts and Axle" 
  (subcategory) "5000S quattro"

Bentley uses the capitalized "Quattro" at 42.21a, bottom of page in box:
"5000CS Turbo Quattro from January 1986"

So, looking at this example has been inconclusive in identifying one
consistent form or usage of the word by Bentley.

Back in 1985, Autoweek used the lower-case "quattro" in text describing the
new models being brought out:   .....the 4000S......the 4000S quattro...."

In March 1996 Autoweek used the lower-case "quattro" when identifying the
drive system of the TT Spider: ".............while the TT and TTS will be
marketed with quattro all-wheel drive, the cars will actually use VW's
Synchro unit (Synchro capitalized)........."

Car and Driver in April 1986 avoids the capitalization issue and talks
about "Audi's all-wheel 
drive system...."

Car and Driver in January, 1987 picked ".........1981 Audi Quattro...." as
a car that changed the world.

And that's what happened.

Doyt Echelberger
86 4KQ  or 4Kq or 4kQ  or 4kCSq  or 4kCSQ
87 5KCSTQ or 5kCSTq  or 5KCSTq...etc