Who invented the first car to run on gasoline?
In 1870 Siegfried Marcus built the first gasoline powered combustion engine, which he placed on a pushcart, building four progressively more sophisticated combustion-engine cars over a 10-to-15-year span that influenced later cars. Marcus created the two-cycle combustion engine. The car's second incarnation in 1880 introduced a four-cycle, gasoline-powered engine, an ingenious carburetor design and magneto ignition. He created an additional two models further refining his design with steering, a clutch and a brake.
Who actually invented the first car to run on gasoline?
Siegfried Marcus
History of the automobile
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Who was often incorrectly said to have invented the first car to run on gasoline?
Karl Benz
History of the automobile
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Siegfried Marcus actually invented the first car to run off gasoline, even though Karl Benz is often incorrectly given credit for it.