History First Four-wheel Motor Vehicle
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German version

Motor-vehicle (Daimler, Maybach)
EngineV two-cylinder
Displacement565 cm³
Bore * stroke60 * 100 mm
Mixture preparationSurface carburetor
IgnitionGlow pipe
CoolingPump circulation
Max. power1,1 kW (1,5 HP)
Rated speed920 rpm
PowertrainRear engine with rear drive
Transmission4-speed, gear wheels
Wheelbase1400 mm
FrameSteel (firm NSU)
Basic weight300 kg without driver
Top speedApprox. 22 km/h
Introduction1900, World exhibition, Paris
Construction Year1889


The most advanced, what can be bought on the market

It is 1889 after the first motorcycle of the world and the motor coach the first four-wheeled motor vehicle, where the actuator and undercarriage form a unit. It is the most modern in the contemporary world. It will be a success at the World Expo in Paris in 1889, to which the vehicle arrived without external help. See the corresponding engine here. As a two-cylinder V-engine it has 565 cm³ displacement and takes the car with 1.1 kW (1.5 HP) to a maximum speed of 22 km/h. Remarkable is as a world premiere its four-speed geared transmission and a cooling system with pump, which included the steel tubes of the frame. The then knitting machine manufacturer NSU that builds.

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