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Try your luck at the following automotive trivia quiz.
Note: This is not an easy quiz- it's designed for hard core automotive enthusiasts like myself. It includes questions on all makes, and all of these questions are based on information provided in various car magazines (Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Road & Track, etc...) since 1983.

Please note: Due to the popularity of this page and my lack of time to send you your results, I will no longer be able to do so. Instead, when you hit the "submit" button, you will be brought to a page with the answers and you can grade yourself. Be honest!!! You're only lying to yourself if you cheat!!!



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1) What was the first domestic vehicle to use European aero-style headlights? Hint: 1984 model

Buick Riviera
Lincoln Mark VII
Dodge Daytona
Pontiac 6000 STE

2) What vehicle started Ford Motor Company into their rounded, aero look of the mid 80's in North America?

Thunderbird/Cougar
Tempo/Topaz
Taurus/Sable
Escort/Lynx

3) What model year since 1953 was there no Corvette offered for sale?

1982
1983
1984
1985

4) What is an example of a GM "P" car?

Pontiac 6000
Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser
Pontiac Fiero
Chevrolet Corsica

5) What major car manufacturer narrowly avoided bankruptcy in the early eighties by securing a loan from the U.S. government?

General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corp.
American Motors

6) What does the acronym "GLH" stand for when referring to a Dodge Omni GLH?

Good Little Hatchback
Goes Like Hell
Glue Like Handling
Nothing, it's just a different trim level, like LX or XLT

7) What is an example of a Chrysler LH car?

Dodge Neon
Dodge Cirrus
Plymouth Prowler
Dodge Intrepid

8) What car did Ford Motor Company cease production after the '97 model year, after a 42 year run? (hint: An all-new roadster bearing this name made its debut in Spring 2001)

Ford Crown Victoria
Lincoln Continental
Ford Thunderbird
Ford Galaxy

9) Only one DOMESTIC manufacturer currently DOES NOT include modern OHC V-8 engine designs in their full size trucks. Which one?

Ford F-series
Chevrolet C/K series
Dodge Ram
Toyota Tundra

10) GM discontinued their "B" car line at the end of '96. Which models did this affect?

Chevrolet Corsica
Buick Roadmaster
Geo Metro
Oldsmobile 98

11) What import car manufacturer doesn't have a joint venture with Ford Motor Company?

Volkswagen
Mazda
Toyota
Nissan

12) Ford Taurus, Toyota Camry, and Honda Accord are constantly vying for the honor of being America's best selling car, but what model is Canada's consistent top seller?

Ford Escort
Toyota Corolla
Saturn SL1
Chevrolet Cavalier

13) Where were Volvo S-and V-70's assembled for use in North America up until Dec 1998?

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Springhill, Tenessee, USA
Stockholm, Sweden

14) What automotive system is HID (High Intensity Discharge) technology emerging in?

Deisel fuel injection pumps
Headlights
Gasoline Port Fuel Injection
Digital instrument clusters

15) What manufacturer can lay claim to the world's smallest displacement V-6 engine offered in a regular production car? (NOTE: no longer in production)

Volkswagen/Audi
Honda/Acura
Mazda
BMW

16) What year did Hyudai make it's North American debut?

1984
1985
1986
1987

17) What import manufacturer doesn't GM have a joint venture with?

Saab
Kia
Volvo
Toyota

18) What is the designation for the new all-aluminum GM small block V-8 that made its debut in the '97 Vette?

LT1
LS1
LT4
L82

19) What year did the US government set as the deadline for full OBD-II compliance?

1994
1996
1998
2000

20) Where were the Ford Probe and Mazda 626 built? (hint: the new Cougar is being built there now)

Manchester, England
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Flat Rock, Michigan
Hiroshima, Japan