Karl Benz had been developing the Motorwagen piece by piece since the 1870s, ultimately bringing it to market in the mid-1880s.

Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning, and provided much of the funding for it along the way.

This week in 1886, the German engine designer Karl Benz patented the Benz Patent Motorwagen, widely considered the world’s first car. This week in 1886, the German engine designer Karl Benz ...

Karl Benz designed the Motorwagen in 1886. The original model had about 2/3 horsepower and had a top speed of about ten miles an hour.

In Stuttgart, Germany, Mercedes has built an amazing museum to celebrate its 130-plus-year history making cars and trucks. Here's a look inside. Mad Mercs: Exploring Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Museum ...

After Karl Benz created his Patent-Motorwagen, he went on to create its successor, the Benz Velo. But the Velo was still a bit pricey and hard to build, so the second car in the lineup, along with ...

The three-wheeled Patent-Motorwagen was built by Karl Benz in 1885 and sold for 600 German imperial marks, or just over $4000 in today’s money. The world received its first look at Benz’s ...

Born May 12, 1933 in Mannheim, Germany, died May 30, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by his only sibling, Renate Colvin (Benz); daughters, Erica and Kara Benz; granddaughter, Kaylee… ...