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    Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (German: [kaʁl ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈbɛnts] ; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine...
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    The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile and...
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    Karl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz...
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  • Mercedes-Benz traces its origins to Karl Benz's first internal combustion engine in a car, seen in the Benz Patent Motorwagen – financed by Bertha Benz's dowry...
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    top speed of 19 km/h (12 mph). The Velo was officially introduced by Karl Benz as the Velocipede, and became the world's first standardized serial production...
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    interest. Karl Benz remained as a member of the board of directors of Daimler-Benz AG until his death in 1929. Although Daimler-Benz is best known...
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    sued Benz & Cie for violating his 1883 patent on hot tube ignition. Daimler won and Benz had to pay royalties to DMG. Daimler did not meet Karl Benz while...
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    on the invention of the automobile by Karl Benz, highlighting the very important role of his wife Bertha Benz. The report was not only on the history...
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    S212 Mercedes-Benz E-Class series is the fourth-generation of the E-Class range of executive cars which was produced by Mercedes-Benz between 2009 and...
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    The R230 generation of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class was introduced at the 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show and 2001 Bologna Motor Show, replacing the R129. The...
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    inward, the other moves outward. The first flat engine (Benz Contramotor) was built in 1897 by Karl Benz. Flat engines have been used in aviation, motorcycle...
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    Maybach (redirect from Karl Maybach)
    owned by and a part of Mercedes-Benz AG. The original company was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach, originally as a subsidiary...
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    Germany by Karl Benz in 1895, some years before Gottlieb Daimler also started to build and sell buses in Germany as well. By 1898 both Karl Benz and Gottlieb...
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    The Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W204) is the third generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It was manufactured and marketed by Mercedes-Benz in sedan/saloon...
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    and aircraft. The first commercially successful automobile, created by Karl Benz, added to the interest in light and powerful engines. The lightweight...
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    son of a pastor, is not related to the automotive pioneer Karl Benz. At Heidelberg Benz studied philosophy and cultural history at the university. Heidelberg...
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  • Maybach, patented the compressed charge, four-stroke cycle engine. In 1879, Karl Benz patented a reliable two-stroke gas engine. In 1892, Rudolf Diesel developed...
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  • Metre per second (redirect from Benz (unit))
    hour = 0.44704 m/s (exactly) 1 km/h = 0.27 m/s (exactly) The benz, named in honour of Karl Benz, has been proposed as a name for one metre per second. Although...
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    Mannheim by Karl Freiherr von Drais in 1817 The world's first motorcar, built in Mannheim by Karl Benz in 1885 Official sign of Bertha Benz Memorial Route...
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    1984, it focuses on the career of the automotive pioneer Carl Benz (also known as Karl Benz), and on the history of the automobile manufacturers associated...
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    pioneers Karl Benz (who later went on to start Mercedes-Benz) and Nicolaus Otto developed four-stroke internal combustion engines in the late 1870s; Benz fitted...
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  • (1886–1951), German actor Karl Benz (1844–1929), German engineer Karl August Leopold Böhm (1894–1981), Austrian conductor Karl von In der Maur (1852–1913)...
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    Benz Patent-Motorwagen Viktoria is a car that was produced by Benz and Cie. from 1893 to 1900. It was the first four-wheeled vehicle produced by Benz...
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    manufactured, following the merger with Benz & Cie. founded by Karl Benz. In 1926, the entire body shop of the new Daimler-Benz group was relocated to the Sindelfingen...
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  • the French Grand Prix, finishing 1–2–3. Karl Benz's company, Benz & Cie. built the "bird beaked", Blitzen Benz that set land speed records several times...
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  • The following is a list of vehicles produced by Mercedes-Benz Group (formerly Daimler-Benz) and their successors, ordered by year of introduction. 400...
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    inwards and outwards at the same time. The flat-twin design was patented by Karl Benz in 1896 and the first production flat-twin engine was used in the Lanchester...
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    differential for use on bicycles; invention later used on automobiles by Karl Benz. 1897: While building his Australian steam car, David Shearer made the...
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    Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (category Mercedes-Benz Group)
    German economic crisis, DMG merged in 1926 with Benz & Cie., becoming Daimler-Benz and adopting Mercedes-Benz as its automobile trademark. A further merger...
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    The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (chassis code W 198) is a two-seat sports car that was produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1954 to 1957 as a gullwinged coupé and from...
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