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Q: What was the first Holden model to be exported?
Holden FJ
Q: What was the first vehicle fitted with Honda's 1.5-liter VTEC turbo engine?
Honda Step WGN
Q: What is the fastest Diesel-powered BMW 5-Series?
BMW M550d
Q: What was Porsche's first front-engined, water-cooled entry-level car?
Porsche 924
Q: What was the last Australian muscle car sold in the United Kingdom under the Vauxhall brand?
Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R
Q: Which Volkswagen model is considered the world's only economy car that is also a supercar?
Volkswagen XL 1
Q: Which Italian brand's models did the German tuner Novitec initially specialize in tuning?
Ferrari
Q: Which TaGAZ model is considered the world's first low-cost four-door coupe?
TaGAZ Aquila
Q: Who was the first driver to win three consecutive USAC Sprint Car titles?
Parnelli Jones
Q: Which brand was the first Korean exporter of military vehicles?
KIA
Q: Which Chevrolet model was America's only car with independent suspension on all four wheels in 1960?
Chevrolet Corvair
Q: What were the 159 Ford vehicles produced in Brazil based on the Renault Espace called?
Grancar Futura
Q: What was the first concept car created through the partnership between Chrysler and Lamborghini?
Portofino
Q: What is the name of Aston Martin's first-ever mid-engined plug-in hybrid supercar?
Aston Martin Valhalla
Q: Did Henry Ford create the first automobile showroom in the United States?
No
Q: What is the name of Volkswagen's first electric crossover equipped with a LiDAR sensor?
Volkswagen ID Aura T6
Q: What natural disaster struck Hyundai's factory in September 1969?
A flood
Q: Who was the first American woman documented to have purchased a Rolls-Royce?
Alice Mary Longfellow
Q: In what year was the first Scania truck built?
1902
Q: What was the first car to be named after a football team?
Autobianchi A112 Juventus
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