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The oldest functioning car is La Marquise, a steam-powered, four-wheeled, four-seater vehicle, manufactured by De Dion Bouton et Trépardoux (France) in 1884; three years later it won the world's first automobile race, powering along the 30.5-km (19-mile) track at an average of 42 km/h (26 mph) from Paris to Neuilly, ...19/08/2007 -
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. -
Depending on what history book you read, the world's very first true motorcar, the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen, rolled along on just three ... -
Electric cars function by plugging into a charge point and taking electricity from the grid. They store the electricity in rechargeable batteries that power an electric motor, which turns the wheels. Electric cars accelerate faster than vehicles with traditional fuel engines – so they feel lighter to drive. -
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. -
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. -
An off-road vehicle, sometimes referred to as an overland or adventure vehicle, is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and ... -
A Formula One car (also known as an F1 car) is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car with substantial front and rear wings, ... -
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. -
A Formula One car's exhaust gets hot enough to melt aluminum ·