The Coolest Cars In One Awesome Gallery
Cars have come a long way in the last 100 years. In fact, it’s hard to even imagine life without them. The first ever car was built by Karl Benz in 1885, and its engine ran on gasoline. Today, there are over 1 billion passenger vehicles on Earth, and they’re powered by electric motors instead of gasoline engines. In this article we’ll explore how far cars have come over their century-long history—and why they still matter today!
The first car ever made was called the “Benz Patent Motor Car.”
In 1885, a German engineer named Karl Benz built the first internal combustion engine car. It was called the “Benz Patent Motor Car.”
The vehicle had a one cylinder engine and three wheels (a wheel on each side of the body and another in front). It reached speeds up to 6 mph (10 km/h).

