A Timeline of Innovation The Year the First Four-Wheeled Car Came to Life

In 1885/86, Karl Benz patented the first gasoline powered automobile, featuring a three-wheeled design with a four-cycle engine and a unified chassis. His ... The world's first four-wheel motor vehicle is generally attributed to Karl Benz, a German engineer and inventor. The first automobile. On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded ... In the 19th century, French and German engineers built the first gasoline cars. At the start of the 20th century Henry Ford, an American, made ... On this day in tech history, mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove the first automobile in Mannheim, Germany, reaching a top speed of 10 mph. German engineer Karl Benz invented the world's first practical internal-combustion engine automobile. Karl Friedrich Benz, German mechanical engineer who designed and in 1885 built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an ... It is 1889 after the first motorcycle of the world and the motor coach the first four-wheeled motor vehicle, where the actuator and undercarriage form a unit. An electric car had a battery that powered a small electric motor, which turned a drive shaft. A gasoline car ignited fuel that caused a small explosion inside ... In Amsterdam the Spijker company built an 8.7-litre, six-cylinder Spyker car (name simplified for commercial reasons) with 4wd. It was reputed ...