| The first production car was a 3 wheeled motorwagon
built by Karl Benz in 1885. It had an 4-stroke engine that
produced 0.75hp that allowed it to reach an top speed of 14km/h
(8mph).
And many people followed his footsteps such as Leon Bollee and
Edward Butler producing 3wheeled motorwagons of their own design.
Soon in the United States, new automakers were producing cars in the
thousands. After 1900 there were more and more cars on the road as
the car became cheaper so more people could afford it. The first car
that allowed this was the Ford Model T, because it was made with the
first production line for cars it was significantly cheaper than
other cars of the time and it had an reputation for being strong and
well built. The engine was an small Four cylinder engine with about
20hp that gave it an top speed of 64-72km/h(40-45mph)
During the 20's many luxury high-end cars were introduced such as the
Cadillac V-16 and the Bugatti Royale
both which are extremely rare worth over 1 million dollars today. By 1929 most cars had closed bodies which is an huge difference
from 10 years earlier in 1919 when most cars were opened bodied.
After the Great Depression cars begin improving again and now
many cars became affordable and introduced new features such as an
separate trunk and Front-Wheel Drive. Powerful engines were becoming
common. After the second world war the American automakers began introducing new
sleek body styles and slotting powerful engines into them which led to many sports cars.
By the early 70's however automobile emissions became a worry and
so many car engines were downsized and didn't produce much power.
Soon new engines were more efficient and produced more power. In the
mid 80's new safety features such as ABS braking and airbags were
introduced making cars a lot more safer.
Cars in the 90's were starting to have features such as power
windows, power sunroof's, navigation systems and other high-tech
gadgets. With all these new technology the car improved into what it
is today and continues to improve.
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