| It's always fun to learn interesting facts about cars. | | | | 10. Windshield wipers were introduced by a woman. |
| This mode of transportation has made commuting | | | | 11. The first self-propelled car was invented by |
| easy, convenient, and comfortable for humans. It has | | | | Nicolas Cugnot in 1769. It was designed with three |
| also contributed to the economic growth and | | | | wheels and an engine in the front along with the |
| progress of the country. | | | | boiler. The car was able to run at a speed of 6 km/h. |
| Today, many new cars have entered the Indian car | | | | The first self-propelled car was first used by French |
| market with a host of high-end car technologies and | | | | Army to move cannons. |
| futuristic features. The industry is progressing but still | | | | 12. Nicolas Cugnot designed another steam-driven |
| there are certain car trivia that we may not know, | | | | vehicle two years later after he introduced the first |
| some of which have shown a radical direction to the | | | | steam-driven car. The machine ran well but one day it |
| industry. | | | | met an accident with a wall and this incident is |
| Here are the top 15 interesting facts on car and the | | | | recorded to be the first motor-accident. |
| car industry: | | | | 13. In the late 18th century, Issac de Rivaz designed |
| 1. | | | | several successful steam-powered cars. Then in 1807 |
| The First Japanese car in the United States was the | | | | he designed the internal combustion engine that used |
| Honda Accord manufactured in November 1982. | | | | a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen to generate |
| 2. Chevrolet Imphala was one such car that had | | | | power. He then developed a car using this engine. |
| enjoyed a breaking sales record of more than one | | | | 14. The first practical four-stroke engine was |
| million in 1965. | | | | invented by the Otto and Langen Company of |
| 3. The first cars used lever instead of steering wheel. | | | | Deutz, Germany. Nikolaus Otto was working in a |
| 4. The first Porsche 911 was introduced in 1964 and | | | | grocery store and one day he read about Lenoir's |
| generated a power output of 130 bhp. | | | | two-stroke gas-driven internal combustion engine. |
| 5. An airbag takes only 40 milliseconds to inflate after | | | | Otto the started his own workshop supported by |
| an accident. | | | | Langen in Deutz near Cologne in 1863. There he |
| 6. Ferrari makes a maximum of 14 cars every day. | | | | invented the four-stroke engine in 1876. Later, a |
| 7. The world's longest traffic hold-up was between | | | | German engineer named Gottlieb Daimler carried out |
| Paris and Lyon on the French Autoroute in 1980. it | | | | much developments in the engine and introduced a |
| was about 110 miles long. | | | | practical four-stroke engine in that is still used in |
| 8. The first auto insurance policy was purchased in in | | | | various car models. |
| 1897 in Westfield, MA. | | | | 15. |
| 9. Tata breaks the world records by producing the | | | | In 1887, Benz was the first car company to be |
| world's cheapest car, Tata Nano. | | | | offered for sale. |