Bertha Benz takes world's first road trip; changes automotive history

It’s commonly known and accepted that the world’s first motor car was the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the progenitor designed and built by Carl Benz (also known as Karl) that heralded in the era of the internal combustion engine, changing the world for ever. Benz, of course, is remembered as the father of the modern motor car, his legacy living on with his name forming one half of the one of the world’s largest car makers, Mercedes-Benz.