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The history of the car started with the production of comparatively small vehicles. Although this situation changed very rapidly, small cars have remained popular with customers for almost 140 years. Many models even achieved cult status, while by contrast others sank into obscurity. T he beginnings of all things are small, wrote Cicero. Even though the Roman philosopher was not, of course, referring to cars, this is an accurate description of their history. In this context, "small" can be taken quite literally. In the beginning, man created the small car. The world's first vehicle powered by a combustion engine, the Patent Motor Car, model no. 1, built by Carl Benz in 1885, had dimensions that were as modest as its performance. At 2.70 m long, it was only 5 mm longer than the latest Smart model, around 20 cm narrower and, at 256 kg, weighed only one third of the Smart's curb weight (880 kg). "An engine speed of 250 revolutions per minute seemed sufficient or even very high to me and I was able to determine that this engine had a power output of around two-thirds of one horsepower," said Benz. Later measurements showed that the engine produced 551 W (0.75 hp). The Smart's power out

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Author

Frank Jung

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)