While Carl Benz may have invented the car, it was someone else that shaped the modern automobile as we know it today.

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To drive, first you must start. And the process is a little different to turning a key or prodding a button. The ignition is engaged by turning a screw under the seat, relaxing a metallic bar to make ...

A guy named Karl Benz recently filed a patent for this here contraption, something he's calling a "Motorwagen." The idea is that you burn a substance called gasoline through a small ...

The first vehicle in history considered to be an automobile was the Benz Motorwagen of 1885. It was also the first vehicle from an automaker that has been around for the duration of the industry: we ...

More than a century ago, the world was entering a new era. The industrial revolution which preceded the modern era was about to end, but the innovative thinking that had propelled human kind to new ...

A replica of the world’s first automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, is being sold by Mercedes-Benz Classic. The three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen was built by Karl Benz in 1885 and sold for 600 ...

It can be hard to put into words just how influential the automobile has been on society, contributing to advancements in transportation, industry, and even pop culture. While the train and steamship ...

Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive today.