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It's marketing term for AWD. In which case it really is perfectly good name standing for number four.

“quattro” is that term. there is still no “quattro engine”

Why don’t they call or 4WD - that is the accepted term for a car that drives on all 4 wheels?

Why do we name things? Why do we have names for anything?

Agree. So FSD for something that drives a car for you. Is as valid as Quattro for a car that drives on all four wheels.

Full self driving means something. FULL SELF and driving something that fully self drives. Quattro, is just word for four... And there is 4 things that do things.

Other one is currently absolutely total lie which should result termination of company, other is not in anyway misleading.

Quattro was a rally car model. They used the name to describe their 4WD drivetrain. They constantly advertise it using the shots of that rally car racing in that (now illegal) rally race.

But sure, FSD is the irresponsible one.

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