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Early developments essential to the development of automobiles. Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, physics of the internal combustion engine; Illuminating gas, first internal combustion engine fuel; Ligroin or heavy naphtha, first liquid automotive fuel, n-hexane; Car and car engine designers, chronologically by first vehicle/engine built
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves ...
Karl Benz's vehicle was the first true automobile, entirely designed as such, rather than simply being a motorized stage coach or horse carriage. This is why he was granted his patent, and is regarded as its inventor. His wife and sons became the first true motorists, in 1889, when they took the car out for the specific task of paying a family ...
The American automobile manufacturer General Motors sold a number of vehicles under its marque Oldsmobile, which started out as an independent company in 1897 and was eventually shut down due to a lack of profitability in 2004. [1]
Name Introd. Discont. Platforms Gen. Information / notes Runabout / Tonneau [n1 1] 1902 1908 9 The first automobile produced by Cadillac: Model D: 1905 1905 1 Model Thirty: 1909 1911 1 V8 Type 51: 1915 1923 1 Full-size luxury car: Type V-63: 1924 1930 C-body: 1 Full-size luxury car: V-16: 1930 1940 D-body: 2 Full-size luxury sedan, coupe ...
The first car manufactured by Peugeot. Also known as the Serpollet Tricycle. [10] Type 2: 1890 1891 Type 1: Type 3: Type 3: 1891 1894 Type 2: Type 4: Type 4: 1892 1892 Type 3: Type 5: One-off car based on the Type 3 built to the specifications of Ali III ibn al-Husayn, then the Bey of Tunis. [11] Type 5: 1893 1896 Type 4: Type 6: Type 6: 1894 ...
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).
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the European market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.