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All the information about the automotive scene. Explore archive page 425 of Daily Car Facts, featuring automotive trivia about Japanese, Aspark Owl, FIA, WRC, World RX, Johan Kristoffersson, Toyota Hilux, 9th, Zagato, Nissan 300 ZX, Seta, Bambu, Kazakhstan, Saryarka AvtoProm, BMW, and Hydrogen Protection VR6, and other remarkable car history facts.
Q: What was the first Japanese production car to be sold new from the factory for more than $1 million?
Aspark Owl
Q: Who was the first driver to win two FIA championships, WRC and World RX?
Johan Kristoffersson
Q: Which generation of the Toyota Hilux was launched in 2025?
The 9th generation
Q: What were the two models created by Zagato, both based on Nissan 300 ZX mechanicals, called?
Seta and Bambu
Q: What is the largest automobile manufacturer in Kazakhstan called?
Saryarka AvtoProm
Q: What is the world's first hydrogen-powered safety car called?
BMW iX5 Hydrogen Protection VR6
Q: Between February 1942 and July 1945, Chevrolet produced no cars for civilian use. What was the actual reason?
World War 2
Q: Which country's name was used for a special edition of the Ford Escort?
Mexico
Q: What was Suzuki's first production car to feature a 16-valve engine?
Suzuki Swift GTi
Q: What was the last and most luxurious model in the Jaguar E-Type range called?
Jaguar E-Type Series 3 V12
Q: What was the first Oldsmobile concept developed by Ghia called?
Oldsmobile Thor
Q: What was the last year Buick used a full wooden body frame and mechanical brakes?
1935
Q: What was the first electric car brand from Southeast Asia?
VinFast
Q: What was the first all-female motor racing team in the Arab world called?
Speed Sisters
Q: Besides Volvo, Volkswagen and Volga, what other European car brand had a name beginning with the letters "VO"?
Voisin
Q: Who was nicknamed the "King of the Kustomizers"?
George Barris
Q: What was the first Dodge van derived from a Hyundai model?
Dodge H100
Q: The KIA EV4 was launched in February 2025, but the EV4 name had actually been used earlier for the first electric pick-up truck from which brand?
Nissan
Q: What was the first Maserati created in collaboration with Zagato called?
Maserati 8C 2500 Sport Zagato
Q: What was the second car developed entirely by BMW M after the BMW M1?
BMW XM
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