Since its introduction in 1886 by Karl Benz, the automobile has been a ... the nearly 140 years of their existence. Internal combustion engines have come a long way since the Benz Patent ...

Karl Benz and Henry Ford. Prior to this the steam locomotive had started a revolution. Richard Trevithick’s design had a boiler but this was removed to make the internal combustion engine.

Mercedes-Benz took a bold approach when it decided to have parallel lineups of electric and combustion engine vehicles. For the former, it even created a completely new design language ...