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In China, this RAV4 generation doesn't even wear the RAV4 name — GAC Toyota sells it as the Toyota Wildlander instead, with its own front-end styling.
Since 1997 the Corolla has been the best-selling car nameplate in history, overtaking the VW Beetle -- Toyota passed 54 million sold by early 2026.
Acura's first hybrid was a flop nobody noticed — the ILX Hybrid sold just 2,660 units in its first 17 months, and Acura quietly killed the hybrid trim after two model years.
To launch the third-gen MDX, Acura didn't just buy ads — it built 8 comedy shorts with Jerry Seinfeld and became exclusive sponsor of his show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
The very first second-generation NSX built, VIN #001, was never sold in the usual sense — it was auctioned for $1.2 million, with every dollar going to charity, and NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick drove it off the line.
The 2018 facelift stretched the RLX past 5 metres — the longest sedan Honda or Acura had ever built.
The Aion LX's roof carries solar panels — not to charge the battery, but to passively heat or cool the cabin on their own.
The same Aion S was rebadged as both a Toyota (iA5) and a Honda (Everus EA6), two rival dealerships sharing one sedan.
This A3 was the first production car to launch on Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture — the modular platform that went on to underpin dozens of VW Group models worldwide.
The B9 is the last car to wear the A4 badge — Audi's new naming scheme folds the A4 and A5 into a single B10 A5 going forward.
The F5-generation RS5's twin-turbo V6 isn't an Audi exclusive — the same 450 PS engine also powers the Porsche Panamera 4S.
The C8 broke new ground for Audi's oldest nameplate: it's the first A6 generation ever assembled and sold in India, arriving there only in 2019.
Audi broke the A7's signature liftback shape for this generation: a three-box sedan version, the A7L, launched in April 2021.
Audi's flagship D5 A8 is already being wound down: Germany stopped taking new orders in February 2026, with no confirmed successor yet on sale.
Audi's first China-built EV didn't lean on Volkswagen Group battery tech at all — the Q2L e-tron's 38 kWh pack comes straight from Chinese battery giant CATL.
Audi actually planned a hybrid Q5 for launch — then scrapped it because the nickel metal hydride battery pack kept failing crash tests.
Buyers in North America stopped getting a German-built Q5 with this generation — Audi shifted production to a brand-new factory in Puebla, Mexico.
The BBC called this Q7 out by name in 2016 — one of several SUVs on sale that were literally too big for a standard parking space.
Park the Q8 and its OLED taillights are still on duty — they light up on their own if a car behind gets within about 6.6 feet.
The "RS" on an Audi isn’t just a badge — it’s literally German for "racing sport," short for RennSport.
The S3 Cabriolet's fabric roof opens or closes in under 18 seconds flat, and it'll do it while you're still rolling, at up to 50 km/h (31 mph).
Audi’s first standalone electric SUV found over 10,000 owners worldwide within its first year on sale.
BMW built its first front-wheel-drive production model as a minivan, the Active Tourer, not a hatchback.
The F30 broke a tradition: "328i" had always meant a naturally-aspirated six, but this generation put a turbo four-cylinder under that badge.
The F07 5 Series Gran Turismo's tailgate opens two ways: like a normal trunk lid for small loads, or as one giant SUV-style hatch when you need the whole opening.
With the 530e plug-in hybrid, this 5 Series generation quietly piloted wireless charging — just park over a 3.2 kW pad in the floor and the battery charges with no cable at all.
The F01 7 Series offered rear-wheel steering — Integral Active Steering — turning the rear wheels independently to tighten the turning circle of a full-size luxury sedan.
The G11 was the first 7 Series ever offered with four-wheel steering — BMW badged it Integral Active Steering, and only on the all-wheel-drive cars.
This single-year test-fleet EV ended up chauffeuring VIPs at a global sporting event: 160 ActiveEs joined BMW's 4,000-vehicle low-emission fleet shuttling dignitaries at the London 2012 Olympics.
BMW called it outright: when the ActiveHybrid X6 launched in 2009, it was confirmed as the world's most powerful hybrid vehicle — one the UK never got to buy.
Before this car, an M-badged X3 simply didn't exist — 2019's X3 M and X3 M Competition were the first time the X3 line ever got a full M version.
Bigger usually means heavier, but BMW shaved up to 55 kg off this X3 compared to the model it replaced — a grown-up SUV that actually went on a diet.
BMW's first M Performance X4, the M40i, paired a 355-hp turbocharged six with a 4.7-second 0-62 time — quick enough to embarrass hot hatches twenty years its junior.
This X5's armored Security model is built in two countries at once — assembled at BMW's Spartanburg plant in the US, then its actual armor fitted at a separate plant in Toluca, Mexico.
BMW built a stretched, China-only version of this X5 — the G18 — with a wheelbase 13 cm longer than the regular car, matching the wheelbase of the flagship X7 and XM.
BMW actually built a pickup-truck version of the X7 as a concept in 2019 — it was never meant for production, just to see what a three-row luxury SUV looks like with a bed.
The i3 REx wasn't just an EV with a backup engine — California regulators created an entirely new category for it, "BEVx," and the i3 was the first car to ever qualify.
The i8 was the first production car in the world fitted with laser headlights — beams that reached farther down the road than any LED setup of the time.
The Bentayga's body is assembled at Crewe, but Volkswagen builds its unibody first at its own Zwickau plant.
Blue Bird announced an electric Vision in late 2017, built it in limited special-order numbers in 2018, and put it into mass production in 2019.
SAIC-GM sold this GL8 generation right alongside the older one it was supposed to replace.
Consumer Reports warned the LaCrosse's electronic gear selector would puzzle, if not anger, the drivers who kept Buick's lights on.
This LaCrosse introduced HiPer Strut — the first front suspension of its kind on any North American car, built to cut torque steer and sharpen handling.
The Regal GS revival used a turbocharged Ecotec engine shared with the Opel Insignia OPC, reflecting the model's roots as a rebadged Opel developed in Germany.
Bose's early prototype for the CT6's stereo called for 49 speakers — the production car actually shipped with fewer, a rare case of a feature getting dialed back.
The ELR's divisive "Poolside" ad, all hustle and self-made luxury, got under Ford's skin enough that Ford made its own parody commercial mocking it for the C-Max hybrid.
GM priced the ELR near $76,000, two and a half times a Volt, and buyers mostly stayed away; production stopped after fewer than 3,000 cars.
This generation's launch got a Super Bowl spotlight: the 2007 Escalade was the Super Bowl XL official vehicle, and MVP Hines Ward drove home with one of the very first units built.
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VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTThe F30 broke a tradition: "328i" had always meant a naturally-aspirated six, but this generation put a turbo four-cylinder under that badge.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTPROWith the 530e plug-in hybrid, this 5 Series generation quietly piloted wireless charging — just park over a 3.2 kW pad in the floor and the battery charges with no cable at all.
VerifiedFIRST PRINTSince 1997 the Corolla has been the best-selling car nameplate in history, overtaking the VW Beetle -- Toyota passed 54 million sold by early 2026.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERBMW built a stretched, China-only version of this X5 — the G18 — with a wheelbase 13 cm longer than the regular car, matching the wheelbase of the flagship X7 and XM.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThe F5-generation RS5's twin-turbo V6 isn't an Audi exclusive — the same 450 PS engine also powers the Porsche Panamera 4S.
VerifiedFIRST · WORLDWIDEFIRST PRINTONLY ONE IN VANCOUVERThis A3 was the first production car to launch on Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture — the modular platform that went on to underpin dozens of VW Group models worldwide.
