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Most powerful Mercedes road car ever made, 275 units planned. [31] [32] McLaren Speedtail: 2020 772 kW (1,035 hp; 1,050 PS) Hybrid electric: 106 units planned. [33] [34] Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 2023 764 kW (1,025 hp; 1,039 PS) Internal combustion: 3300 units planned Tesla Model S Plaid/Tesla Model X Plaid 2021/2022 761 kW (1,020 hp ...
Carl Benz. Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (German: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈbɛnts] ⓘ; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. [1]
For the first time Karl Benz publicly drove the car on July 3, 1886, in Mannheim at a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). [10] Benz later made more models of the Motorwagen: model number 2 had 1.1 kW (1.5 hp) engine, and model number 3 had 1.5 kW (2 hp) engine, allowing the vehicle to reach a maximum speed of approximately 16 km/h (10 mph).
The first automobile in Japan, a French Panhard-Levassor, in 1898. Fiat 4 HP, the first car model produced by Italian manufacturer Fiat in 1899. The American George B. Selden filed for a patent on 8 May 1879. His application included the engine and its use in a four-wheeled car.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist and business magnate.As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism.
Having had 25 or more articles made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition [i] (pre-production prototypes, and cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals, are not eligible);
This car has a second generation known as the Viviere Diamond Edition which has been made on the same basis. This car is the final Veyron Edition tuned by Mansory and has a marble coloured exterior paintwork. [104] The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere costs US$2.3 million, making it one of the most expensive Veyrons ever produced. [105]
McLaren F1. The McLaren F1 is a sports car designed and manufactured by British automobile manufacturer McLaren Cars and powered by the BMW S70/2 V12 engine, of which a limited number was produced. The original concept was conceived by Gordon Murray, who successfully convinced Ron Dennis to back the project and hired car designer Peter Stevens ...