1885, in the laboratory of mannheim, Baden-Wü rttemberg, Germany, the prototype of the first human car appeared: the developer karl friedrich-Ben Ci successfully developed an internal combustion engine with spark plug ignition, and improved the internal combustion engine into a single-cylinder two-stroke gasoline engine, which was installed on the frame of three solid rubber tires arranged in the front triangle: this is the first single-cylinder two-stroke gasoline engine car powered by gasoline in the world. Karl friedrich-Ben Ci is therefore known as the pioneer of modern automobile industry, "the father of automobile" and "the originator of automobile". ...
The working volume of the cylinder of horizontal single cylinder two-stroke piston gasoline engine is 785cc；; A driving force of 0.89 horsepower. Although its speed was only 16 km per hour, it was enough to surprise people at that time when carriages were used instead of walking. This car has a small front wheel and a large rear wheel. The engine is placed above the rear axle. Power is transmitted through chains and gears, and then the rear wheels are driven forward. The driving direction is controlled by the joystick.
In order to improve the comfort of passengers, a leaf spring suspension is also installed between the frame and the axle. At that time, the car had some basic technical characteristics of modern cars, such as electric ignition starting, water cooling circulation system, steel tube frame, suspended leaf spring, rear wheel drive, front wheel steering, brake handle and so on. Especially the rack-and-pinion steering gear is the originator of modern automobile steering gear.
1886 1 29th, karl friedrich-Ben Ci applied for a patent with the German Royal Patent Office and was approved: he obtained the world's first "automobile manufacturing patent". Therefore, the 29th of every year 1 month is considered as the world automobile birth day; 1886 is the year when the world automobile was born; This three-wheeled car with a speed of 16 kilometers per hour was named "Mercedes-Benz No.1".
/kloc-At the end of 0/9th century, another German automobile brand manufacturer, Daimler Automobile Company, merged with Ben Ci Automobile Company to form "Daimler-Ben Ci" automobile company, and its automobile brand became "Mercedes-Benz". During World War II, the Germans ravaged Europe, using officers' cars and trucks, including Mercedes-Benz series, to haul artillery, transport ammunition and transport mechanized and motorized soldiers on European highways. Mercedes-Benz is a world-famous luxury car brand under Daimler-Benz Automobile Company. Daimler-Benz also owns other famous automobile brands such as smart, Maibakh, AMG and Folena.