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Q: What was Shelby's first Super Snake model?
1967 Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby Super Snake
Q: For which model did Alfa Romeo first coin the "Sportwagon" name?
Alfa Romeo 33
Q: In what year was the San Marino Grand Prix first held?
1981
Q: What was Mercedes-Benz's answer to the BMW X4 called?
Mercedes-Benz GLC
Q: Who became Renault's youngest concessionaire at the age of 25 and also founded an automobile brand?
Jean Redele
Q: What was the last production model of the Studebaker Avanti?
Avanti R3
Q: Which brand introduced the first radial tire in 1946?
Michelin
Q: The Alfa Romeo Brera was launched in 2005, but Brera is actually the name of a district in which Italian city?
Milan
Q: What was KIA's first front-wheel-drive B-segment car?
KIA Pride
Q: In what year was Triumph's first car produced?
1923
Q: What was the first Brazilian sports car with nostalgic styling, clearly inspired by the British MG TD model?
MP Lafer
Q: Which European low-volume car manufacturer has a tradition of naming its models after the initials of family members?
Donkervoort
Q: Which Audi model was the world's first plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell car?
Audi A7 Sportback H-Tron Quattro
Q: What was Volkswagen's first large zero-emission van?
Volkswagen e-Crafter
Q: Who was the first Indian to finish the Dakar Rally in the Classic category?
Sanjay Takale
Q: What was Aston Martin's first purpose-built digital vehicle called?
Aston Martin Dreadnought
Q: What was the last year of production for the full-size Mercury two-door sedan?
1966
Q: What was Chrysler Corporation's first post-War concept car called?
Plymouth XX 500
Q: Which American city was the first luxury 4x4 created in Greece named after?
Chicago
Q: Which major, historically significant tuning company was the first to establish a dedicated division exclusively for the radical modification of Maserati models?
Novitec
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