Wheels of Innovation The Year the First Four-Wheeled Car Transformed Travel

The world's first four-wheel drive vehicle directly powered by an internal-combustion engine was the Dutch-built Spyker of 1903. The 60hp two- ... Karl Benz built the first car in 1885, and since then many thousands of companies have sprung up trying to make a name for themselves. But few ... Most sources point to Karl Benz as the inventor of the first practical automobile back in 1885/1886. It all started with the first patented car by Carl Benz: the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Nr. 1. This car was a 3-wheeler with 2 seats and it was able to output 0.75 ... Who invented the first car? The commonly accepted answer is Karl Benz, of Germany, and it is one that people who work at the company that ... Designs for a self-propelled vehicle were first drawn up in the 15th century by famous inventors like Leonard da Vinci and Issac Newton. However ... In 1886, Karl Benz developed a petrol powered automobile, with a single cylinder two stroke engine which was considered as first practical ... ... vehicle it called the “Dernburg-Wagen.” Billed as the first commercially available four-wheel-drive vehicle, the Dernburg-Wagen also featured ... And in 1886, he turned a horse-drawn carriage into the first four-wheeled automobile with his engine. Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) was ... The first four wheeled ATV was introduced in 1982 by Suzuki. The LT125 was a rear wheel drive chain driven ATV with a 125 cc 4 stroke engine ...