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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which car became the world’s best-selling automobile in 1972, surpassing the Ford Model T?

Answer

Volkswagen Beetle

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which car introduced the electric starter to production automobiles in 1912?

Answer

Cadillac Model Thirty

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which 1998 production car set a Guinness-recorded top speed of 240.1 mph for a naturally aspirated road car?

Answer

McLaren F1

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which car won the first World Rally Championship for Manufacturers title in 1973?

Answer

Alpine A110

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which automobile became the first to use a turbocharged diesel engine in passenger-car production, launched by Mercedes-Benz in 1978?

Answer

Mercedes-Benz 300 SD

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which Mercedes-Benz sports car, introduced in 1954, became famous for its upward-opening “gullwing” doors?

Answer

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which 1948 automobile featured a central third headlight that turned with the steering wheel?

Answer

Tucker 48

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which car was the first production automobile with four-wheel hydraulic brakes, introduced by Duesenberg in 1921?

Answer

Duesenberg Model A

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

What was the name of the 1934 Citroën model that pioneered mass-produced front-wheel drive and unitary construction?

Answer

Citroën Traction Avant

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which car became the first mass-produced automobile when Oldsmobile began selling it in 1901?

Answer

Oldsmobile Curved Dash

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

What manufacturing method did Ford introduce at its Highland Park plant in 1913 to build the Model T faster?

Answer

Moving assembly line

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• History Of The Automobile

Which vehicle became the first mass-produced hybrid car when Toyota launched it in 1997?

Answer

Toyota Prius

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