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Q: What was Dodge's first-ever midsize SUV designed for markets outside North America?

A: Dodge Nitro

Q: In what year did India's first bus service begin operation?

A: 1926

Q: What was the first city car presented by Volkswagen?

A: Volkswagen EA 48

Q: What is the first integrated automotive manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia?

A: King Salman Automotive Cluster

Q: Which hypercar was initially unveiled with a three-cylinder engine and later received a version with an eight-cylinder engine?

A: Koenigsegg Gemera

Q: What aviation-derived component is used to slow down a dragster?

A: The parachute

Q: What was the first true production sports car built by the Donald Healey Motor Company?

A: Healey Silverstone

Q: How many mistakes are actually in the following sentence: "Ford Grand Torino was also produced in Europe"?

A: 2

Q: Which famous racing driver used the pseudonym Franz Hermann at the Nurburgring to test the Ferrari 296 GT3?

A: Max Verstappen

Q: Who was the first Engineer-in-Charge of the Land Rover project?

A: Arthur Goddard

Q: Which was the world's first carmaker to implement a system capable of automatically following the vehicle ahead through curves?

A: Mercedes-Benz

Q: Who became the exclusive Volkswagen importer on America's East Coast in 1950?

A: Max Hoffman

Q: In what year did Ford launch the first dedicated police package car?

A: 1950

Q: What was Porsche's first mid-engined design since the Porsche 914?

A: Porsche Boxster

Q: What was the first Ferrari to offer optional full carbon fiber wheels?

A: Ferrari 812 Competizione

Q: What was the largest automobile factory in Europe until the 1970s?

A: Mirafiori

Q: What has thusfar been the only Skoda to have been badge-engineered as a Volkswagen?

A: Volkswagen Caddy

Q: What was the first mass-produced Renault sedan to receive the Gordini treatment?

A: Renault Dauphine Gordini

Q: What was the first car owned by Vladimir Putin?

A: ZAZ 968

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