Driving the World’s First Car Ever Made | Mercedes Patent Motorwagen History

Added: 2026-05-18

[00:00:05]And this is where it all started. This is actually the first car ever. This is the history of Mercedes. They invented the car. And this patent motor wagon, well, this is actually a replica, tells you what the first horseless carriage was like. Let's give it a quick go.

[00:00:29]So, it's quite simple. I've got someone firing up the engine.

[00:00:33]No push button start here.

[00:00:44]Well, it's bit of a procedure getting it started.

[00:00:47]Oh.

[00:00:48]And straight forward.

[00:00:51]Just going ahead.

[00:00:54]Oh, that's pretty easy, isn't it?

[00:01:00]>> [music] >> So.

[00:01:10]My god.

[00:01:15]This is what it was like 140 years ago.

[00:01:20]And you can see where Mercedes has come since then.

[00:01:25]I'm going back in time from the latest S-Class to the first car ever.

[00:01:33]>> [music] >> Unreal.

[00:01:37]I don't think the inventor of this would have thought what cars would be like >> [music] >> 140 years from now.

[00:01:48]But some things haven't changed.

[00:01:51]Not yet completely at least.

[00:01:53]And that's internal combustion.

[00:02:02]>> [music] >> Okay, let's give it a go.

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