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Q: What was Lexus' first purpose-built three-row crossover?
Lexus TX 350
Q: What was Ford's first performance-oriented "Rallye Sport" model?
Ford Escort RS 1600
Q: What was the highest top speed ever achieved by the fastest Toyota Hilux in the model's entire history?
423 km/h
Q: Which city did Chery choose for its first electric car manufacturing plant in Europe?
Barcelona
Q: What was the first new Peugeot model introduced since 1955?
Peugeot 104
Q: What was Suzuki's first electric vehicle in Australia?
Suzuki e-Vitara
Q: Which car brand introduced America's first mass-produced car with 300 horsepower?
Chrysler
Q: What was the first compact sedan developed by Geely based on the CMA Super Architecture?
Geely Preface
Q: What was the first car in the McLaren 720 S lineage to feature center-lock wheels?
McLaren 788 HS
Q: What did the acronym GMC, the famous American automotive brand, originally stand for?
Grabowsky Motor Company
Q: What was the name of Mercury's first minivan?
Mercury Villager
Q: Which manufacturer was the first to introduce an urban hydrogen bus equipped with a City Class fuel cell?
Iveco
Q: In what year was the first Chevrolet Camaro with alloy wheels introduced?
1978
Q: What was the first Australian production car that a manufacturer specifically configured and commercially marketed to appeal directly to the surfing community and beach culture?
Holden Sandman
Q: Which company was the largest car manufacturer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1895?
Skoda
Q: What was the first French city car to be equipped with a turbocharger?
Renault 5 Turbo
Q: Who was the first female racing driver to compete in the premier national WesBank V8 Supercar series?
Clare Vale
Q: What was the name of Suzuki's first electric Kei car concept?
Suzuki Vision E-Sky
Q: Which automaker was the first to make its financial statements publicly available?
General Motors
Q: What was the first Lancia truck officially sold exclusively for civilian use?
Lancia Trijota
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