Automotive Innovation The Design of the First Car

This beautifully produced, lavishly illustrated book presents a detailed history of the automobile—but describes cars entirely in terms of design ... The first concept of the car can be traced to Leonardo Da Vinci, the well-renowned painter, and inventor who was way ahead of his time. However, ... Ever since Karl Benz created the first three-wheeled motor car in 1886 (largely considered the first true automobile), car designs have ... The Benz patent motor car Victoria is the first vehicle with the double-pivot steering for which Carl Benz filed a patent in 1893. The Benz Patent-Motorwagen built in 1886, is widely regarded as the world's first automobile; that is, a vehicle designed to be propelled by an internal ... Karl Benz invented the first gas-powered car, which he received a patent for in 1886. Benz's first car had three wheels, looked much like an ... Henry Ford's first vehicle rode on four bicycle wheels and was powered by a four-horsepower engine. Instead of a steering wheel, the Quadricycle had a tiller. The world was introduced with automobiles only in the late 19th century. At that time, the car design was inspired by a horse carriage and was focused on ... The common definition of a car is a “vehicle powered by a gas engine,” as Karl Benz patented in 1886, then the first car was, in fact, ... Engines were the first technology that influenced car designs, but ... Computers became invaluable as great time savers that freed designers from ...