world's first car

The earliest road vehicle powered by an engine ,the Cugnot stream traction engine was built in 1770. More practical stream carriages, such as the Bordino, were available in the early 19th century  ,but they were heavy and cumbersome . Restrictive laws and the introduction of railways ,faster and able to carry  more passengers ,saw the decline of ''cars'' powered by stream. It was not until 1860 that the first practical power unit for road vehicles was developed ,with the invention of the internal combustion engine by the Belgian Etienne Lenoir . By around 1890, Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in Germany , and Albert de Dion and Armand Peugeot in France were building cars for sale to the public. These early cars ,despite being primitive,expensive, and produced in limited numbers,heralded the age of the motor car.
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