Car Trivia!

[Colin™]

Okey Dokey, lets have a trivia contest! I ask a car question, the person who gets it right then asks their own trivia question. Only a couple rules:
-No googling anything. I'm sure each and every one of these questions could be answered by a simple search. I trust that most people in this board are dignified enough to not cheat.
-If you don't post your question within 24 hours, then any can post their own trivia question.



What does the "40" in the Ford GT40 stand for?

[The Dude]

Okey Dokey, lets have a trivia contest! I ask a car question, the person who gets it right then asks their own trivia question. Only a couple rules:
-No googling anything. I'm sure each and every one of these questions could be answered by a simple search. I trust that most people in this board are dignified enough to not cheat.
-If you don't post your question within 24 hours, then any can post their own trivia question.



What does the "40" in the Ford GT40 stand for?

No clue, the only thing I know is that it was made to specifically built to beat Fearri at Le Mans

[Viper]

40th Ford anniversary?

[Crow]

its 40 inches high

[Colin™]

Yep yep, now find a question, mr. macca.

[Crow]

in seconds how fast does the Audi TT 3.2 quattro Roadster get from 0 to 100 km/h?

[Viper]

Errr.....3.2?

[Crow]

nope higher Viper

[Colin™]

Dude, I mean like actual trivia questions. Like the size of an engine or the year a car came out or what a turbo does. The time it takes a car to get from 0-whatever doesn't even have a right answer. It depends on who's driving it, especially if its a manual. Try again.

6.0 second

[Viper]

I was hoping the name of the car was its clue, such as the Ford GT40. Now everyone is going to google it.

5.0?

[Crow]

nah still higher but you where closer with your last one, confusing i know but when you get it you'll understand and i couldn't find a good question :(

[Colin™]

christ....

7 seconds

[The Dude]

How much displacment does a 5.0 mustang have?

[Viper]

Googled.........6.6 for 0-60 mph or about 6.4 for 100 kph



301 cu in

[Crow]

well done Viper, double your first post :)

[The Dude]

Googled.........6.6 for 0-60 mph or about 6.4 for 100 kph



301 cu in


Sorry I meant liters, its 4.9. Ford rounded up becuase 5.0 sounds better then 4.9

[Crow]

Vipers up then...

[Viper]

I thought your question sounded odd.

Macca....Audi 3.2 x 2 = its 0-100 time of 6.4. gotcha.


What company made the first convertible?

[Crow]

Ford?


(p.s. Viper why dont you show up in the members online part at the bottom of the boards?)

[Viper]

Not Ford and I'm just stealthy that way.

[goku2057]

How much displacment does a 5.0 mustang have?


Tricky, tricky sir. It has roughly 4.9L.

[Crow]

Not Ford and I'm just stealthy that way.

Plymouth?

[Viper]

Nope

[Crow]

damn i running out of old cars...a Dodge?

[Shotgun Plasma]

oldmoblie?

[Viper]

Neither.

[Shotgun Plasma]

corvette? mustang? or benjamin's key?

[Crow]

Cadillac...?

[Viper]

The company isn't with us anymore.

[Crow]

Acclaim?

[goku2057]

I'm feeling Chevy. Or GM, as they are one and teh same.

[Crow]

Austin?

[Shotgun Plasma]

the company isn't with us anymore? hmmm.......CEO?

[Gopherchux]

Enron

[dncardman]

Datsun or however you spell it?

[Viper]

No, no and no.

Someone google it.

[Relient J]

Packard?

[Viper]

My man J got it. You're up.

[The Dude]

What auto maker based in florida makes the W8(1991), WX3 (1992) and the M12(1996)?http://www.fast-autos.net/vector/m12.jpg

[Relient J]

Hey, my turn to ask a question! :) That was just a random guess too, Viper...

Riddle me this: What are the three top-selling cars of all time in order from 1 to 3?

[The Dude]

Toyota Corolla/Camery is #1, Ford F150, and ?

[Relient J]

You got one right, the Corolla. I'm not sure if the statistics I'm citing just counted trucks out entirely, or if the F-150 really isn't up there, but the F-150 is incorrect.

[Viper]

Dude, the Vectors are built in two places, Green Cove Springs and Jacksonville, the latter 5 blocks from where I use to live.

The VW Beetle is number 2 or 3.

[The Dude]

Dude, the Vectors are built in two places, Green Cove Springs and Jacksonville, the latter 5 blocks from where I use to live.

The VW Beetle is number 2 or 3.


Yeah, but I asked were their based at (HQ) They had ties with NASA to help develop their cars. I know that the F-150 is the best selling ford, and the best selling pick up truck

[Relient J]

The Volkswagen Beetle is number three.

[Viper]

They are based in Jacksonville then, after being moved from Italy. Lamborghini bought it for a while but sold it back and last I heard it went bancrupt.

[The Dude]

They are based in Jacksonville then, after being moved from Italy. Lamborghini bought it for a while but sold it back and last I heard it went bancrupt.

Vector is an American car manurfacture. Or so I thought? :wtf:

[Viper]

Started in the US, moved to Italy in hopes of gaining a better market and came back to the US in Jacksonville after Italians proved they didn't want an American supercar..

[Mach]

Consider this great idea of Colin's stickied.

[Relient J]

Best selling car number two is still up for grabs...

[Kevin]

Ford Taurus.

[Relient J]

Nope. Should I reveal the answer?

[The Dude]

Honda civic or accord

[Relient J]

Still no. I'll give you a hint. It's the car I own...

[Kevin]

The Golf!

I didn't know that was a popular car?

[Relient J]

You got it, Kevin! It's the second best-selling car of all time. Last year it surpassed the Beetle to become the number two automobile. Golf's are not as popular in America as they are overseas, particularly in Europe, because Americans have a strange fixation with having trunks as opposed to hatchs. It is often the best selling car in Europe. Your turn, Kevin!

[Crow]

Keeeeevin! oh Keeeeevin!

[Kevin]

Wow I totally suck at car trivia and I have no idea what to ask...

Kinda wierd question but what was the first car to have air conditioning?

[Crow]

the first car without a top?

[Kevin]

Haha, no. Like an actual air conditioning system.

[Crow]

a car in a wind tunnel? iono, iyl guess at a Ford?

[Relient J]

Cadillac. That's my guess.

[The Dude]

Packard

[Kevin]

The dude wins. It was specifically the 1940 model.

[Viper]

They had the first convertable and first with AC....damn.

[The Dude]

Ok this one will be a bit easy.

What is the name in of the engine that is found in 1990-1999 DSM's as well as Mitsubishi's WRC rally car?

[Crow]

16 Valve, 2 litre, 4G6

[The Dude]

16 Valve, 2 litre, 4G6

you got 1/2 of it, missing one more number

[Relient J]

What is the name in of the engine that is found in 1990-1999 DSM's as well as Mitsubishi's WRC rally car?

That's an easy question? :)

[Kevin]

If that's an easy question.. then I'm never entering this thread again. Ever.

[Crow]

you got 1/2 of it, missing one more number
4...

[The Dude]

4...

wrong! 4g64 is the 2.4 liter Non turbo SOHC engine found in 95-99 Non turbo Eclipse spyder.


The correct answer is 4g63. Can't belive no one caught on, considering I posted it a thounds times in these fourms, its the same engine that rests under my Talon. :) 4g63 is used in 90-99 Eclipse Talon and Lasers as well as the Lancer Evolutions.

[Crow]

i knew it was either 3 or 4, its the 4g6 series

[goku2057]

I guess Ill hop right in, since we have a lull.

What are the engine specifications on the car that Colin McRae drives in WRC?

[The Dude]

I guess Ill hop right in, since we have a lull.

What are the engine specifications on the car that Colin McRae drives in WRC?


His current car? I know we used to dive for subaru in the 22b STI

[Crow]

its the focus right? that'd be a 2 litre Duratec RS

[goku2057]

His current car? I know we used to dive for subaru in the 22b STI


I'll give that one to you.

[The Dude]

What engine is in the new Lotus Elise? I'm looking for engine name and who makes it. And what car it was originally taken from.

[Xer0]

^Not sure about the engine name, but its from the Pontiac Vibe GT, Matrix XRS, Corrolla XRS, and the Celica GT. Toyota makes it. As for the name, again, i have no clue.

[goku2057]

^ Same.

[Wraith554]

Isn't it Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE engine

[The Dude]

Isn't it Toyota’s 2ZZ-GE engine

yep thats the answer I was looking for

[Wraith554]

Ok this may or may not be hard.

What was the first car to have an automatic transmission and what was the name of the transmission?

[Xer0]

A Mercedes-Benz!!! Actually i have no clue

Edit: Well it turns out that is was actually based off of German technology, however the first was actually GM that invented it in 1938, called Hydra-matic Drive (fun title huh?), and it was first used in Oldsmobiles in 1940.

[Wraith554]

you didn't google that did you :susp: . Well in either case that is correct.

[Xer0]

you didn't google that did you :susp: . Well in either case that is correct.

:angel: of course not.

Okay, here is one, what is so special about Honda's new SH-AWD?

[The Dude]

:angel: of course not.

Okay, here is one, what is so special about Honda's new SH-AWD?

Its a Honda that finally makes enough torque to tighten my lug nuts?

[goku2057]

Besides that.

[Xer0]

Its a Honda that finally makes enough torque to tighten my lug nuts?

lol, good answer, but no. And hey, 260 Lb/ft isn't that bad for a V6.

[goku2057]

Isn't that meant to compete in Rally?

[Xer0]

^not that i know of yet as it is still a new system, but its an AWD system that most of the time remains in a 70-30 power split, front-rear. However the cool part about it is that it can go from the 70-30 split to putting 100% of the power to just one wheel, to help for some sweet ass handling.

[goku2057]

That's kinda like Subaru's DCCD (Driver's Center Control Differential) i believe, although they be full time 50-50 AWD cars.


You can basically switch it from like 90-10 to 10- 90 and everywhere in between.

[Xer0]

^thats pretty cool, and im not sure about the subbie system, but the Honda SH system can put 100% percent of the power to just ONE wheel, depending on how much power that wheel needs to round a turn. Its kinda nifty.

[goku2057]

Well, automatically, or manually?

That's how most all (that I know of) AWD systems work. They put the power to the wheel that gets the best traction.

I know Subaru and Audi's do that, not sure about the Honda though.

[The Dude]

Well, automatically, or manually?

That's how most all (that I know of) AWD systems work. They put the power to the wheel that gets the best traction.

I know Subaru and Audi's do that, not sure about the Honda though.


Audi's quattro system is far more advance then your Subaru's active differential.

It works so well, they banned it in most forms of pro motor sports, along with the Skyline's ETTESA (I think thats the name) awd system

[goku2057]

That's cause on the Skyline you could switch it on the fly. AWD, FWD, RWD, pick your poison, the Skyline could be it.

[Relient J]

I'd like to try to jumpstart (please pardon the pun) this thread again if I may:

What is the name of the Studebaker coupe introduced in 1962 that was later brought back by a separate company after the demise of Studebaker?

[cpiasminc]

I think that was the Avanti -- which I think became a company all on its own.

[masonite]

ohk, no one's posted anything on this thread, so i hope no-one minds if i kickstart it....

what manufacturer was the first to use a CVT in one of their models, and what did they call the CVT?

[cpiasminc]

The most recent *named* CVT I recall was Audi's Multitronic. It's hardly the first, though. I recall Subaru making the first *electronically* controlled CVT back in the 80's (they put it in the Justy), but I forget what they called it.

[masonite]

The most recent *named* CVT I recall was Audi's Multitronic. It's hardly the first, though. I recall Subaru making the first *electronically* controlled CVT back in the 80's (they put it in the Justy), but I forget what they called it.


yeh, it was still quite some time before that, no electronics in there though.....here a hint: the manufacturer no longer makes cars anymore......

[goku2057]

Datson? They still make cars though, although they're Nissian now...

[cpiasminc]

Nissan has a kind of cool implementation of the twin-pulley CVT in the Murano -- they toy with the clamping pressures so that the belt is in compression rather than in tension.

There's a boatload of long defunct auto manufacturers now, but the only one I can think of that actually used a CVT would be DAF... don't know why I remember that at all, but I haven't the foggiest remembrance of what they called it or what models they put it in.

[masonite]

There's a boatload of long defunct auto manufacturers now, but the only one I can think of that actually used a CVT would be DAF...



:cheers:

beautiful stuff mate.

the "variomatic" was used by DAF in the 1958 DAF 600, and used rubber belts. the CVT also meant the car could go as fast in reverse as it could forwards.....
i really didn't think you'd get that one.....nice work.

[O.D.S]

Dont doubt Cpiasminc! lol

Heres one:
What was the first car to have a Hydromatic transmission?
(i'd accept the company or the actual car)

[O.D.S]

looks like nobody got that one

Answer: Oldsmobile

[cpiasminc]

Answer: Oldsmobile
I thought Olds' was called "Hydramatic." Hydromatic is still a GM brand name I think, but was it still Olds that did that one before others?

[O.D.S]

yeah i think i spelt it wrong. My bad.

Yeah it was still Oldsmobile that did the first one.