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Q: Which famous tuner created a Mercedes-Benz 300 E fitted with a high-performance BMW M Power engine?

A: Hartge

Q: Who was the first woman to serve as Buick's Director of Interior Design?

A: Elizabeth Wetzel

Q: What was the last mid-engined V8 model developed by Enzo Ferrari?

A: Ferrari 348

Q: Using the standard Catalog of American Cars as reference, what make of automobile is listed first, alphabetically?

A: Abbott-Detroit

Q: What was the first road-going car developed by Lamborghini's Squadra Corse motorsports department?

A: Lamborghini Huracan STO SC 10th Anniversary Edition

Q: What was the first Jaguar model officially modified by Hamann?

A: Jaguar F-Pace

Q: What was Nissan's first successful semi-cabover van?

A: Nissan Type 80

Q: What is the largest Mopar event in the world called?

A: Carlisle Chrysler Nationals

Q: Who was the only American president to drive a Hungarian Ikarus 436 bus?

A: Bill Clinton

Q: What was the FIAT 126 version with a name similar to that of a Cadillac model called?

A: FIAT 126 De Ville

Q: What was the name of the former Korean War fighter pilot who founded Kellison Engineering in 1954?

A: Jim Kellison

Q: Which company held the copyright to the "Testarossa" name until July 2025, when Ferrari regained it?

A: Autec AG

Q: What was the first minivan introduced by Moskvich?

A: Moskvich 3733

Q: What was the first full-size SUV to receive the Nismo treatment?

A: Nissan Armada Nismo

Q: What was the first concept car created by Subaru Research and Design in Cypress, California?

A: Subaru SRD 1

Q: What was Hyundai's first truly great performance EV called?

A: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N

Q: What was the world's first mass-produced, commercially available four-wheeled vehicle to feature a DOHC engine with five valves per cylinder?

A: Mitsubishi Minica Dangan ZZ

Q: What was the world's first production car to feature a dedicated gaming platform and allow a video game to be controlled directly using the car's physical controls?

A: Tesla Model S

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