Karl Benz completed the first version of his Motorwagen in 1885 and secured a patent for it on January 29, ... Motorwagen ...

As is often the case, Benz was not the only person working on such a design, but he patented his work first. As such, he patented all the processes that made the internal combustion engine feasible ...

Karl Benz was a design visionary whose first fascinations were with locomotives and bicycles. His 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen was the first automobile to generate its own power, ...

Karl Benz patented the three-wheeled Motor Car, known as the "Motorwagen," in 1886. It was the first true, modern automobile, meaning Benz is most often identified as the man who invented the car.

Founding father of automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz, Karl Benz can also be considered the father of the automobile ...

Daimler celebrates 125 years since Carl Benz’s Patent-MotorWagen – Click above for high-res image gallery. Back on January 29th of 1886, Karl Benz filed the patent for his “vehicle with gas ...

Mercedes-Benz was founded as a company in 1926, but its story has roots in the first-ever automobile, the Benz Patent Motor Car. Namely, one of the company's founders, Karl Benz, created that car ...

From the first drive that Karl Benz took on his Patent Motorwagen in 1886, the brand has frequently been the first to introduce new technologies to the auto industry including diesel, direct ...

Find out how Mercedes-Benz sets the bar amongst its German peers with superior engineering and matchless design philosophy.