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Q: What was the most aerodynamic car in the world in 1980?
Lancia Medusa
Q: Who was the first Canadian F1 driver to compete since former World Champion Jacques Villeneuve?
Lance Stroll
Q: What was the first Argentine pick-up truck with 4x4 drive?
Eniak Durango
Q: What was the last Buick vehicle to feature the legendary 3.8-litre V6 engine?
Buick LaCrosse
Q: What was the first seven-passenger Trail Rated Jeep?
Jeep Commander
Q: Which was the only model derived from the Renault 12 to feature pop-up headlights?
Dacia MD 87
Q: What is the most important and highly regarded automotive museum in Japan?
Toyota Automobile Museum
Q: Which was the first Korean carmaker to take on the Dakar Rally?
KIA
Q: Which model was the only Chevrolet car ever struck by a meteorite?
Chevrolet Malibu
Q: What was the first Mitsubishi vehicle to use the MI-Pilot parking support system?
Mitsubishi eK X EV
Q: What was the first production Cadillac SUV to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in under 5 seconds?
Cadillac Escalade V
Q: What was the first small European car to feature a continuously variable automatic transmission?
DAF 600
Q: What was Volkswagen's first luxury MPV for China called?
Volkswagen Viloran
Q: What was Alfa Romeo's first electric car with a range of up to 600 km?
Alfa Romeo Junior
Q: In what year was Toyota's first production V8 engine introduced?
1963
Q: What was Ferrari's first rear-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid spider?
Ferrari 296 GTS
Q: What was Toyota's first C-segment sedan for the Indian car market called?
Toyota Yaris Ativ
Q: Which was the world's first automaker to open-source a vehicle operating system?
Li Auto
Q: What was Dacia's first-ever hybrid electric vehicle called?
Dacia Jogger
Q: Among the terms RWD, FWD, AWD, 4WD and IWD, which refer to types of drivetrain, which one is also a truck brand?
FWD
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