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If you were going to take a brief pleasure trip with a Ford, what vehicle would be the perfect choice?

Excursion. With the Excursion, your excursion could turn into an offroad adventure, since that's what it's built to do.

If Isuzu were to invoke an established rule or principle or a self-evident truth into the name of a car, what would it be?

Axiom. It would be a self-evident truth that the Axiom has quite a unique design with raised headlights above the grill and a slightly smaller body than the Isuzu Ascender.

Honda decided to make a car out of many of the fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter, and named it what?

Element. Naturally, the Element is made out of many elements, as is everything in our world. Honda simply decided to use those to create a rugged-looking SUV.

What would Acura name a car that they had to use active bodily or mental strength or force to conceive?

Vigor. While I'm sure it takes vigor to make any kind of car, Acura finally decided to put it into the name with the Vigor.

If you're planning a wild trip to Africa, what GMC vehicle should you bring along for your hunting expedition?

Safari. If you are planning a safari to Africa, the Safari would most likely not be your first choice: vans usually don't fit in too well to the African wilderness. Go get yourself a Jeep.

Pontiac created a vehicle named after a Mexican empire that was conquered by Cortes in in 1519. What is this vehicle named?

Aztek. Named after the Aztec empire, the Aztek could probably do some off-roading in Aztec country, but remember they always last longer on the road.

If Nissan made a car in the period of highest, greatest, or utmost development, what would it be named?

Maxima & Ultima. While it may not be produced in the maxima, the Maxima does work pretty well for Nissan - it surpassed one million sold in 1993, and sales can only go up. Apparently Ultima means the same thing, so that is also a correct answer.

Like a Honda that was mentioned in the second quiz of this series, Lincoln made a vehicle that makes the customers feel like they are the operator or pilot of an aircraft and especially an airplane. What Lincoln is this?

Aviator. Similarities between the Pilot and Aviator don't end at the name, since both are 5-speed automatic SUV's.

If you were in a sarcastic mood and your government imposed an excessive tax, rental, or tariff, what kind of Mazda could you send in?

Tribute. However, for you to choose to send the government a car instead of just money would mean that that tribute must be pretty high. A Tribute goes for somewhere around $20,000 (US).

What would be a way of speaking typical of a particular group of people and especially of the natives or residents of a region if you worked at Hyundai?

Accent. Hyundai must have experience working through accents- it is a Korean country which now exports vehicles to 190 countries.