Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Vehicle widely regarded as the first modern automobile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile[1][lower-alpha 1] and was the first car put into production.[8] It was patented and unveiled in 1886. The original cost of the vehicle in 1886 was 600 imperial German marks,[9] approximately 150 US dollars (equivalent to $5,100 in 2023).
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Benz Patent-Motorwagen | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Rheinische Gasmotorenfabrik Benz & Cie. (known today as Mercedes-Benz) |
Production | 1886; 138 years ago (1886)ā1893 |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.0L (954cc) single cylinder engine 2ā3hp (Ligroin fuel) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Benz Velo |
Two years after Karl Benz first drove the car in July 1886,[10] Karl's wife Bertha demonstrated its feasibility in a trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim in August 1888, shortly before it became the first commercially available automobile in history in the late summer of 1888.[11]
Due to the creation of the Patent-Motorwagen, Karl Benz has been hailed as the father and inventor of the automobile.[1][12][13]