Q 01/05

Which Lamborghini does Bruce Wayne drive in the Batman films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight?

A) Gallardo

B) Aventador

C) Murciélago

D) Centenario

Answer · why

C) Murciélago

Murciélago is the Spanish word for bat, a nod to its owner's secret identity. Lamborghini lent the makers of The Dark Knight three cars for a single c...

Q 02/05

Bugatti, founded by Italian-born Ettore Bugatti and revived by a German group, builds its hypercars in which country?

A) France

B) Italy

C) Germany

D) Austria

Answer · why

A) France

France is where Bugatti builds its cars, at Molsheim in Alsace. The town was under German rule when Ettore Bugatti set up there in 1909, and the moder...

Q 03/05

Which McLaren road car of the 1990s seats its driver in the centre and lines its engine bay with gold foil?

A) P1

B) M6GT

C) 12C

D) F1

Answer · why

D) F1

The F1 used gold foil as a heat reflector around its V12, about 16 grams of it per car. In 1998 a prototype reached 240.1 mph, a world record for a pr...

Q 04/05

Lamborghini supercars such as the Diablo and the Gallardo are traditionally named after famous examples of what?

A) Racehorses

B) Fighting bulls

C) Desert winds

D) Racing drivers

Answer · why

B) Fighting bulls

Fighting bulls became the theme after Ferruccio Lamborghini toured a renowned breeder's ranch in Seville in 1962. He was so impressed that he put one ...

Q 05/05

Which Lotus sports car turned into a submarine in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me?

A) Esprit

B) Elise

C) Europa

D) Elan

Answer · why

A) Esprit

The Esprit seen on screen was a very early S1 model. Its sharp, straight-lined 'folded paper' shape was the work of the prolific Italian designer Gior...