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Q: What was the name of Mazda's first rotary-powered sedan?
Mazda RX 4
Q: What was the name of Jeep's first entry into the subcompact SUV segment?
Jeep Renegade
Q: What is the name of the armored version of the long-wheelbase Audi A8?
Audi A8 L Security
Q: In what year was the first Mercedes-Benz model marketed as an E-Klasse?
1993
Q: Which automotive brand first used the name "Toronado" for a prototype in 1964, before Oldsmobile?
Chevrolet
Q: What was the name of the first BMW electric vehicle assembled locally in Malaysia?
BMW i5
Q: What was the first Peugeot light commercial vehicle to feature the brand's i-Cockpit interior layout?
Peugeot Partner
Q: What was the last car in whose design the legendary Soichiro Honda was directly involved?
Honda 1300 Coupe 9
Q: Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame?
Alice Huyler Ramsey
Q: What was the name of the first non-Mercedes-Benz car ever tuned by AMG?
Mitsubishi Debonair AMG
Q: What was the name of the first sporty Diesel version of the Volkswagen Golf?
Volkswagen Golf GTD
Q: What was the name of the last four-cylinder Porsche transaxle model?
Porsche 968
Q: What was the first new automotive brand introduced by Ford since Edsel?
Merkur
Q: Which manufacturer stopped selling estate cars in the United Kingdom in 2023?
Volvo
Q: Which car was the sister model to the Honda Ascot?
Honda Rafaga
Q: What was the first Audi model to feature adaptive air suspension on all four wheels?
Audi A8
Q: Which duchess founded the famous Automobile Club Feminin de France?
Duchess of Uzes
Q: What was the name of the latest chapter in the supercar lineage that began with the McLaren 720 S?
McLaren 750 S
Q: In what year was the 81st edition of the Geneva Motor Show held?
2011
Q: Who was the first owner of a production Lamborghini Countach?
D. Milne
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