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Q: What is the name of the only car built in Alaska?

A: 1905 Sheldon Runabout

Q: Which Volkswagen model is considered the first modern commercial flexible-fuel automobile capable of running on any fuel blend from E25 to E100?

A: Volkswagen Gol Total Flex

Q: What was BMW's worst-selling car in 2024?

A: BMW XM

Q: What was the name of the first car ever imported to Cuba?

A: La Parisienne

Q: What was the first Lincoln to feature evasive steering assist?

A: Lincoln Nautilus

Q: Which brand launched the world's first production variable-compression-ratio engine?

A: Nissan

Q: Who set a world record for the largest charitable donation by a car company owner?

A: Elon Musk

Q: What was Cadillac's first compact SUV?

A: Cadillac XT4

Q: In what year did Mercedes-Benz launch the first civilian version of the Gelandewagen?

A: 1979

Q: Which Messerschmitt model is considered the first bubble car?

A: Messerschmitt KR 175

Q: What is the name of the 2001 film in which Brad Pitt drives a Chevrolet El Camino?

A: The Mexican

Q: What was the name of the first hyper SUV to be constructed around a central carbon monocoque?

A: Laffite Atrax

Q: Which Chinese brand introduced London's first all-electric double-decker bus?

A: BYD

Q: Who was the UAE's first female F3 driver?

A: Nahla Al-Rostamani

Q: Which Holden model was the Toyota Lexcen a rebadged version of?

A: Holden Commodore

Q: Who was the first female motoring editor of a national newspaper?

A: Ginny Buckley

Q: What else was Renault's first front-wheel-drive coupe called, besides the Renault 17?

A: Renault 177

Q: What was the first Skoda electric car available with the option of seven seats?

A: Skoda Peaq

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