Friday car quiz - the answers

Alright then, here we go. Remember, this is just for fun so please don't get cross and smash a glass of lager into the Patreon. 

ROUND 1: NAMES

1.  Sporty Subarus are sometimes badged STI, but what does STI stand for?

A: Subaru Tecnica International

2.  Which small Fiat was going to be called the Gingo before Renault objected, claiming that it sounded too much like Twingo?

A: Panda (second generation)

3.  Alfa Romeo came up with the MiTo badge by merging the names of two cities. What were those cities?

A: Milano/Milan and Torino/Turin

4.  The Porsche 911 was to be called the 901. Which other car maker prevented that by claiming they had the rights to all three-digit numbers with a zero in the middle?

A: Peugeot

5.  Which of these is NOT a Japanese domestic market car; Suzuki Solio Bandit, Toyota Roomy Custom G, Daihatsu Urban X Gentleman or Nissan Roox Highway Star G Turbo Urban Chrome Pro Pilot?

A: Daihatsu Urban X Gentleman

ROUND 2: DESIGN

1.  Who was in charge of Jaguar design between 1999 and 2019?

A: Ian Callum

2.  At the launch of the Range Rover Evoque in 2010, which Spice Girl was announced as Land Rover’s new ‘creative design executive’?

A: Victoria Beckham

3.  The McLaren F1 was designed by the man who would later oversee the Rover Streetwise. Can you name him?

A: Peter Stevens

4.  Which car company has a design studio by a canal in Paddington, West London?

A: Nissan

5.  The 308 GT4 of the 1970s was the only factory Ferrari production car to be styled by which design house?

A: Bertone

ROUND 3: ENGINES

1.  Which car company made a V12 engine known as Colombo?

A: Ferrari

2.  How many cylinders does the Toyota GR Yaris have?

A: Three

3.  When Volvo started fitting catalytic converters they added a weird-looking badge to the grille of cars that had one. What two words were on that badge?

A: Lambda sond

4.  The V8 petrol engine in the brand new, fifth generation Range Rover comes from which other car maker?

A: BMW

5.  Most McLarens since the MP4-12C have used a twin-turbo V8 which was based around a defunct racing engine from which other car maker?

A: Nissan

ROUND 4: BADGES

1.  Actress Eleanor Thornton was said to have been the model for which famous car emblem?

A: The Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy

2.  How many stars are there on the Subaru badge?

A: Six

3.  Between 1982 and 1999 which car company’s badge was made up of five parallel lines?

A: Fiat

4.  Which car company logo is sometimes nicknamed ‘the bowtie’?

A: Chevrolet

5.  Jaguar has two logos. One is known as the ‘leaper’, what is the other one called?

A: The growler

ROUND 5: FILM & TV

1.  What make was the A-Team van?

A: GMC

2.  Which of these people has never presented Top Gear; Paul Hollywood, Kate Humble or Noel Edmonds?

A: Paul Hollywood

3.  The massive Aston DBS rollover in the Bond film Casino Royale was filmed at which British test track?

A: Millbrook

4.  Who was the host of ill-fated and not-very-good BBC2 car quiz show Petrolheads?

A: Neil Morrissey

5.  The yellow Fiat Cinquecento driven by Simon in The Inbetweeners is claimed to be a ‘special edition’, but what was the name of that special edition?

A: Hawaii (it was made up for the show, not a real special edition)

ROUND 6: PICTURES

1. Daewoo Nexia

2. Talbot Samba

3. Yugo Sana (will also accept Yugo Florida)

4. Cizeta-Moroder V16T

5. Fiat Fullback