The Birth of the Automobile Unveiling the World's First Car

Karl Benz patented the three-wheeled Motor Car, known as the "Motorwagen," in 1886. It was the first true, modern automobile. The first launch by Renault was the Voiturette 1CV. The brand enjoys a rich heritage in motorsports as well! ... Fiat. Fiat flooded the roads with ... Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the sports car by the same name, creates the Lohner-Porsche Mixte -- the world's first hybrid electric car. The vehicle is powered ... In 1885, Benz constructed the "Benz Patent-Motorwagen," generally seen as the essential auto empowered by a gas powered motor. This three- ... 1954 SL Gullwing was the first car in the world to feature a four stroke petrol engine with direct fuel injection. 4. Mercedes Benz also had ... In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created by Ferdinand Verbiest; the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by ... ... world's first practical modern automobile and was the first car put into production. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen, though still in prototype, was designed using standard and replaceable parts, making it the first car design ready for mass- ... Do you know who drove the world's first car? Everyone knows that Carl Benz invented the first car, but you know that the first person to ... The tinkerer: Alexander Winton in the office of his bicycle plant in Cleveland, 1893. That first car worked pretty well, but I saw so many ...