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Hidden automotive secrets. Explore archive page 392 of Daily Car Facts, featuring automotive trivia about Holden, Japan, Auto Prestige, Ari Vatanen, Paris-Dakar Rally, Peugeot 405 T16, SAAB, Porsche, Buick, India, Maruti, Formula One, Maserati, FIAT Group, Maserati 3200 GT, and Tesla Cybertrucks, and other remarkable car history facts.
Q: Who was Holden's only dealer in Japan?
Auto Prestige
Q: Ari Vatanen's car was stolen during the 1988 Paris-Dakar Rally. Which car was it?
Peugeot 405 T16
Q: In 1978, apart from SAAB and Porsche, which other manufacturer offered turbocharged production cars?
Buick
Q: Which company inaugurated India's largest in-plant railway siding for automobiles?
Maruti
Q: What was the first year in which wings were used in Formula One?
1968
Q: What was the first car developed by Maserati after it was taken over by the FIAT Group?
Maserati 3200 GT
Q: Which city received the world's first police fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks?
Las Vegas
Q: Which of the following coachbuilders produced a version of the Jaguar XJ220: Bertone, Ghia, Pininfarina or Giugiaro?
Pininfarina
Q: What was Lincoln's first true sports sedan?
Lincoln LS
Q: What was the first compact coupe-cabriolet produced by Holden?
Holden Tigra TwinTop
Q: Which company launched Sri Lanka's first local automotive assembly line?
Upali Motor Company
Q: What was Alfa Romeo's six-cylinder flagship produced in 1961 called?
Alfa Romeo 2600
Q: What was the first Chevrolet model produced in South Africa?
Chevrolet Series AA Capitol
Q: What was Jaguar's first vehicle from its R-Performance program?
Jaguar XJS-R
Q: What was the first French production vehicle with a body made entirely of thermoformed plastic?
Citroen Mehari
Q: What was MG's first MPV model in the Vietnamese market?
MG G50
Q: What was the first crossover SUV ever unveiled by Lotus?
Lotus APX
Q: Which model is considered the last old-school Lamborghini?
Lamborghini Murcielago
Q: What was the only car created by a plastic surgeon called?
Youabian Puma
Q: What was the world's first armored sportback SUV called?
Dartz Prombron Nagel
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