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Q: What was Maserati's first post-War four-cylinder sports car?

A: Maserati 150 S

Q: Who was the first non-Scandinavian driver to win Rally Sweden?

A: Sebastien Loeb

Q: Where is the biggest car show in China held?

A: Shanghai

Q: What was the first American production car to use a Variable Nozzle Turbocharger (VNT)?

A: Dodge Shadow Shelby CSX

Q: What was the first Bentley model to feature cast aluminum alloy wheels?

A: Bentley Turbo R

Q: What was the first mid-size Suzuki car sold in the Australian market called?

A: Suzuki Kizashi

Q: What was the first car assembly plant in Ethiopia?

A: Holland Car

Q: Did Mercedes-Benz manufacture trucks during World War II?

A: Yes

Q: What was the first Soviet vehicle to enter the Japanese car market?

A: Lada Niva

Q: Based on which Cadillac model was the Mosler TwinStar built?

A: Cadillac Eldorado

Q: What was the first Mercury model to feature a four-cylinder engine after the Mercury Cougar was discontinued in 2002?

A: Mercury Mariner

Q: What model was the Citroen AX 330 actually based on?

A: Citroen 2CV

Q: What was the first Renault model to feature pop-up headlights?

A: Alpine A610

Q: In what year did Mazda begin local production in Thailand?

A: 1975

Q: What was the largest TVR car ever produced?

A: TVR Scamander

Q: What was the first French hydrogen-powered sedan called?

A: Hopium Machina Vision

Q: What was the first car in India to feature Apple CarPlay?

A: Maruti Baleno

Q: What was the first DeSoto car to be tested in a wind tunnel?

A: DeSoto Airflow

Q: What was the first non-performance BMW model to feature its intelligent all-wheel drive system?

A: BMW 640i Gran Turismo xDrive

Q: What was the first sports coupe to come standard with seatbelts?

A: Volvo 123 GT