For almost two hundred years now mankind has been obsessed with speed. Motor car, road vehicle, first appeared at the beginning of the 19th Century. The first cars were propelled by the steam, but these vehicles were not a success and the age of the motor car really dates from the introduction of the petrol-driven horseless carriages. The internal combustion engine for these cars had been developed earlier by several engineers, most notably by the German, Nickolaus Otto, in 1876. The main components of a motor car, from then even until today, are a body or chassis to which are attached all other parts, including the engine or power plant, the transmission system for transferring the drive to the wheels and the steering, braking and suspension mechanisms for guiding, stopping and supporting the car. A few experts assembled the first cars, but Henry Ford and R. E. Olds in the USA began modern mass-production in the early 1900s.

The crucial advance in this engine was ignited, giving not only a considerable improvement in efficiency but also a marked

Speed in the United States is most commonly measured by miles per hour. Due to new technological advances mankind has been able to build automobiles that reach speeds over 700 miles per hour. The analysis table below shows land records that have been broken over time 1898 to 1997. As you will see automobiles have come a long way, the speed percentages as well as the miles per hour increases during justify the evolution of the automobiles and how far they came.

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