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 ...

Patent DRP 37435 for the Benz Patent Motor Car in 1886 is considered the birth date of the modern car. That year, in January, Karl Benz (pictured) applied for his “vehicle with gas operation ...

An engine is an engine, right? Well, no. Some are just more engine than others. This list includes 10 of the engines that ...

Mercedes-Benz has a long history and is one of the world's premier luxury auto brands. Who owns the company, and where does ...

The first practical gas-powered carriage was built by Karl Benz, who later merged his company with Daimler Motor Group to form ... He struggled to market the car to potential investors and buyers ...

Even the idea of a car having four wheels wasn’t an immediate no-brainer: Karl Benz’ earliest motor car prototype only had ...

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 ...