Benz Patent Motor Car : the first automobile
Germany , Europe
With an engine output of 0.75hp ( 0.55kW ), and a compact , high-speed single-cylinder four-stroke engine , Carl Benz - in 1886 - applied to patent his creation of the first automobile .
Dubbed ‘ the birth certificate of the automobile ’ the three-wheeled , Benz Patent motor car ran for the first time on New Year ’ s Eve in 1879 . manufacturingglobal Manufacturingglobal . com 7