The Evolution of Cars

By Piggily

  • The First Self Propelled Road Vehicle

    The First Self Propelled Road Vehicle
    In 1769, a bright mechanic and french engineer, Nicolas Joseph Cugnot, 40 years of age, invented the very first self propelled road vehicle, which was a military tractor, powered by steam. People don’t consider this the first car, since the definition of a car has an internal combustion engine, and Cugnot created a steam engine.

  • The First Automobile

    The First Automobile
    It's unclear who actually invented the first car, but Karl Friedrich Benz, a mechanic from Germany, is the one who made the first true GASOLINE car, or automobile.

  • The Beginning of Ford

    The Beginning of Ford
    Henry Ford, born in 1863 created the Quadricycle with his friends while working as an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. It wasn't until Henry Ford until cars started to look like what they look today.

  • Turn Signals

    Turn Signals
    You know those lights that come on to show the other cars that you're turning, well that's called a turn signal, something critical in cars today that believe it or not wasn't invented till the 1930's, when Buick came along. Buick's car company soon became the inventor of many luxury cars, his success beginning with turn signals.

  • All Hail The Lamborghini

    All Hail The Lamborghini
    Ferruccio Lamborghini, a smart Italian man, born in 1916, was told by many people his dreams of building an amazing sports car was crazy. But though he was impetuous, Lamborghini was a determined man and he continued to follow his dream. All his hard work resulted in the successful company Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini, now one of the most famous in the world.

  • The GPS

    The GPS
    You may as well know about the GPS, something you'll be lost today without. But first, thank Mazda, with his car the Eunos Cosmo, to have a GPS in a car today. He invented the car in Mitsubishi Debonair, and it was a big hit.

  • Model X

    Model X
    Tesla's breathtaking masterpiece, the Model X, is a game-changer in the automotive industry. It proves that electric cars can exist, to be safer for the environment, and safer for the passengers. But this car is not cheap. It has a base price of $81,00.

  • The Future

    The Future
    Behold the future of transportation, a dream come true, the flying car. AeroMobil, a Slovokian car company, is planning to release it's newest model, the AeroMobil 5.0 VTOL, in 2020. What's so special about this car? It flies. But you won't be seeing that many flying cars in 2020. The base price for this car will be 1.6 million dollars. AeroMobil could be the technology breakthrough of the 21st century.