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Q: In 1920, General Motors announced the launch of a new car division. What was it called?

A: Sheridan

Q: What is the term for lowering a bus' ground clearance using air suspension to align it with the curb level?

A: Kneeling

Q: Due to the presence of which animals is it illegal to lock a car's doors in Churchill, Canada?

A: The polar bears

Q: How many years would it take to drive a car to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, at 70 mph?

A: 356 billion years

Q: The first new Rolls-Royce developed under BMW ownership was the Rolls-Royce Phantom. But which Phantom generation was it actually?

A: The seventh generation

Q: What was the name of the first car Jaguar launched after Ford sold it to Tata Motors?

A: Jaguar XKR

Q: What was the Suzuki Vitara called when it was sold under the Pontiac brand?

A: Pontiac Sunrunner

Q: Is it illegal in Germany to run out of fuel on the Autobahn?

A: Yes

Q: Which brand funds Europe's first IT automotive study program?

A: Volkswagen

Q: What was the last car proposed by the original Bugatti company before it was sold in 1963?

A: Bugatti T252

Q: Who introduced the very notion of measuring how long it takes a car to reach 60 mph?

A: Tom McCahill

Q: Which is the only company for which Peugeot made an exception, allowing it to use the numbers 206, 208, 308 and 408 for its model names?

A: Ferrari

Q: The Rolls-Royce Corniche participated in the 1981 Paris-Dakar Rally. It was equipped with the chassis and transmission of which Japanese car?

A: Toyota Land Cruiser

Q: How many Maserati Quattroporte units were produced when it was owned by Citroen?

A: 13

Q: What was the first new model introduced by Lancia after it was taken over by FIAT in 1969?

A: Lancia Beta

Q: The smallest V12 to make it into a production car was 2.0 litres. Which car was equipped with this engine?

A: Ferrari 166 Inter

Q: This system widely used in sports cars was designed to fit in Luftwaffe fighter planes during World War 2. What is it?

A: Nitrous oxide system (NOS)

Q: Which car maker spent most of the past decade sponsoring Manchester United's shirts, despite the fact it stopped selling cars in Europe in 2015?

A: Chevrolet

Q: Is it illegal to drive nude in Australia?

A: No

Q: The mechanical base used by the first series of the Porsche 356, which model of Volkswagen used it?

A: Volkswagen Beetle