Karl Friedrich Benz was born on November 25, 1844, in Mühlburg, Germany. Interestingly, his father was a locomotive driver, but he passed away ... today's standards. Each car was meticulously ...

Karl Benz filed a patent application for his revolutionary creation, the Benz Patent Motor Car, Model No. 1, often regarded ...

which was made with a two-stroke engine and transmitted to the rear axle by a pair of chains. He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and ...

which was made with a two-stroke engine and transmitted to the rear axle by a pair of chains. He didn’t think it was ready for the road, and he was mostly right. Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and ...

A look at how transportation has evolved from horse-drawn carriages to the modern electric vehicles of today. The automobile ...

On this day in 1886 Karl Benz patented the first internal combustion engine on a motor car. The engine had been in development throughout 1885, and the first ever motor car was available for sale ...

In addition to being the most valuable Grand Prix car ever, this 1954 Mercedes-Benz W 196 R is also the second-most valuable ...

Its predecessor companies were founded by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler, who separately produced what could be considered the world’s first modern cars in 1885-1886. Today, Mercedes produces ...