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The car history is full of incredible moments. Explore archive page 286 of Daily Car Facts, featuring automotive trivia about Soviet, RAF 977, Lexus, Volkswagen's, SUV, Volkswagen Taigo, East German Trabant, Trabant 1.1, Mercedes-Benz, GPS, Mercedes-Benz S 600, Skoda's, Skoda Kodiaq, General Motors, Sheridan, and Dacia, and other remarkable car history facts.
Q: What was the first Soviet minibus?
RAF 977
Q: What was the first carmaker to sell one million hybrid luxury vehicles?
Lexus
Q: What was Volkswagen's first SUV coupe called?
Volkswagen Taigo
Q: What was the fourth and final series-production model of the East German Trabant series called?
Trabant 1.1
Q: What was the first Mercedes-Benz with a GPS navigation system called?
Mercedes-Benz S 600 Coupe
Q: What was Skoda's first large SUV called?
Skoda Kodiaq
Q: In 1920, General Motors announced the launch of a new car division. What was it called?
Sheridan
Q: To whom was the very first Dacia ever produced given as a gift?
Nicolae Ceausescu
Q: What was Honda's first one-box minivan model called?
Honda Odyssey
Q: What was the first Bugatti created digitally by designers using VR goggles?
Bugatti Divo
Q: What was the first car with heated seats?
Cadillac
Q: Who was the first female member of an F1 team's technical staff to appear on the podium?
Gill Jones
Q: What was Africa's first solar electric bus called?
Kayoola Solar Bus
Q: From which European brand did the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow license its hydropneumatic suspension?
Citroen
Q: What was the first-ever made-in-India Honda model to be exported to Japan?
Honda Elevate
Q: Who was the first driver in F1 history to win and be disqualified during the same race weekend?
Lewis Hamilton
Q: In what year did Renault first begin building dedicated commercial trucks?
1906
Q: What was Lamborghini's first all-wheel-drive supercar called?
Lamborghini Diablo
Q: What was the first series-produced super sports racing car built by Alfa Romeo called?
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Q: What was the first Chinese automaker to produce passenger cars in Europe?
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