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history of the car
The year 1886 is regarded as the birth year of the car when German inventor Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Cars became widely available during the 20th century. One of the first cars affordable by the masses was the 1908 Model T, an American car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. -
oldest cars
Grenvile Steam Carriage. ...
La Marquise. ...
1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen. ...
Hammelvognen. ...
1889 Daimler-Maybach Stahlradwagen. ...
De Dion-Bouton Quadricycle. ...
Duryea Car. A Duryea | Foter. ...
1894 Balzer. The Balzer car | Smithsonian Institute -
3 wheel car
Although very different to the cars we're used to today, the Patent-Motorwagen was a relative success in its day. A total of 25 were sold between 1886 and 1893. -
tesla
Top Gear's top 20 electric cars · Fiat 500 · Mercedes-Benz EQS · Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge · Peugeot e-2008 · Jaguar I-Pace · Mini Electric · Volkswagen ID.4 · BMW i4 -
slowest car
It is called the Peel P50. Peel offers both a gas and electric version of the vehicle. Not only is it the world's slowest car, but it is also the smallest car in the world (smaller than a Smart Car or Fiat), according to Guinness World Records.12/11/2021. -
race car
Formula One car's exhaust gets hot enough to melt aluminum.
The manhole covers in Monaco have to be welded down prior to an F1 race, or the cars will literally suck them up.
The average Formula 1 pit stop is less than three seconds.
Tons of race cars can drive upside down. -
off road
7 Best Off Road Vehicles of 2022 ; 2021 ford bronco. DW Burnett. 1 ; 2021 jeep wrangler rubicon 392. Jeep. 2 ; 2021 land rover defender off road ... -
fastes car
However, the car currently holds the world record for the fastest production car and there is no doubt that this machine is a real super car. The Hennessey Venom GT has a V8 twin turbo engine and costs around $1.2 million. -
f1 car
A Formula One car is an open-wheel, open-cockpit, single-seat racing car for the purpose of being used in Formula One competitions. It is equipped with two wings (front and rear) plus an engine, which is located behind the driver. The F1 races are conducted on specifically built racing tracks called 'circuits'. -
muscle car
The “Muscle Car” has roots dating back to the late 1940's, evolving out of post-WWII American hot rod culture and into a segment all its own. By the 1960's and 1970's, the term was broadly given to 2-door, 2-row American sport cars that boasted powerful V8 engines that sent power to the rear wheels.