Cars of the 1980s quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What vehicle class did the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager pioneer?

   Answer: Minivan

   Why: Ford rejected the idea, so Lee Iacocca and Hal Sperlich built it at Chrysler: the 1984 minivan had to fit a standard home garage.

2. 2 Medium

   What Eastern European car hit US showrooms in 1985 for under $4,000?

   Answer: Yugo

   Why: Zastava's Yugo GV listed at $3,990 in 1985, the cheapest new car in America, and US sales peaked near 49,000 in 1987.

3. 3 Hard

   Why was the 1983 Chevrolet Corvette never released to the public?

   Answer: Production and quality issues

   Why: Chevrolet built 43 pilot cars anyway and had all but one destroyed; the survivor sits today in the National Corvette Museum.

4. 4 Easy

   What brand did Nissan phase out in the early 1980s?

   Answer: Datsun

   Why: The rebranding effort cost hundreds of millions of dollars as dealerships replaced signage and badges on popular models like the 280ZX.

5. 5 Medium

   What informal phrase inspired Carroll Shelby when naming the 1984 Dodge Omni GLH?

   Answer: Goes Like Hell

   Why: Shelby followed up with an intercooled version named the GLHS, playfully meaning 'Goes Like Hell S'more.'

6. 6 Hard

   What caused the delay in delivering the high-tech Aston Martin Lagonda?

   Answer: Unreliable digital dashboard software

   Why: The electronics alone cost four times the budget for the entire car, and the first Series 2 cars reached buyers in 1979, three years after the launch.