1. First Diesel car in the world : Citroen Rosalie was the first production diesel car in the world. But the official diesel car to be sold commercially was the Mercedez Benz 260D. Both were introduced in 1936. The engine was a 2545cc engine designed by bosch was made 45 bhp and 2000 units had been sold until 1940. The Citroen Rosalie on the other hand had a 1766cc 10 DI diesel engine.
2. First Supercharged car: The first ever supercharged car in the world was the 1921 Mercedes- Benz 6/25/40 hp. Llaunched at the Berlin Automobile Exhibition in September 1921, the 2.6 litre engined 10/40 and the 1.6 litre 6/25 were the first cars to have ever been installed with a supercharger.
These were the first models with engageable Roots-Type Superchargers and it went on to be used on both Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz road and race cars in the two decades to come with great commercial and racing successes as a direct result.
3. First Turbocharged Car: The first production Turbocharged car was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass Jetfire had a Garret Turbo fitted to the car making215bhp. The car was one of the major sales toppers for the company.
4. First Turbo Diesel car: The Mercedes-Benz 300SD (W116) was the first diesel car in the world to be fitted with a Turbocharger. This was one of the most significant car for the company being crowned the car of the year in 1974. Also this was the first car to be officially called the 'S' class.
5. First Bi-turbo car: The first vehicle ever to feature both a supercharger and turbocharger was the Lancia Delta S4. This function also commonly known as twin-charging led to the power from a 1800cc engine to peak at 600bhp.
6. First Automatic Car: The Oldsmobile Hydramatic was the first car to feature automatic transmission. The ads touted the invention as the best thing since the automatic starter. The main reason for choosing Oldsmobile and not Cadillac was if in case the transmission was a failure, it would not affect Cadillac's image.
7. First integrated electrical lights : The Cadillac Model Thirty was the first car to have a complete integrated electrical lights system installed including an electric starter.
8. First Radio in a car: The 1929 Cadillac and Lasalle range of cars were the first to have a company fitted radio. Daimler cars had previous provided an after market option to install a radio in their cars.
9. First Power windows in a car: The first ever power windows in a car were installed in the 1940 Packard 180 Hydro-Electric car.
10. First Production car to touch 200mph: The first ever production car to touch 200mph was the 1987 Ferrari F40. It was Ferrari's most powerful and fastest car in the day.
2. First Supercharged car: The first ever supercharged car in the world was the 1921 Mercedes- Benz 6/25/40 hp. Llaunched at the Berlin Automobile Exhibition in September 1921, the 2.6 litre engined 10/40 and the 1.6 litre 6/25 were the first cars to have ever been installed with a supercharger.
These were the first models with engageable Roots-Type Superchargers and it went on to be used on both Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz road and race cars in the two decades to come with great commercial and racing successes as a direct result.
3. First Turbocharged Car: The first production Turbocharged car was the Oldsmobile Cutlass. The 1962 Oldsmobile Cutlass Jetfire had a Garret Turbo fitted to the car making215bhp. The car was one of the major sales toppers for the company.
4. First Turbo Diesel car: The Mercedes-Benz 300SD (W116) was the first diesel car in the world to be fitted with a Turbocharger. This was one of the most significant car for the company being crowned the car of the year in 1974. Also this was the first car to be officially called the 'S' class.
5. First Bi-turbo car: The first vehicle ever to feature both a supercharger and turbocharger was the Lancia Delta S4. This function also commonly known as twin-charging led to the power from a 1800cc engine to peak at 600bhp.
6. First Automatic Car: The Oldsmobile Hydramatic was the first car to feature automatic transmission. The ads touted the invention as the best thing since the automatic starter. The main reason for choosing Oldsmobile and not Cadillac was if in case the transmission was a failure, it would not affect Cadillac's image.
7. First integrated electrical lights : The Cadillac Model Thirty was the first car to have a complete integrated electrical lights system installed including an electric starter.
8. First Radio in a car: The 1929 Cadillac and Lasalle range of cars were the first to have a company fitted radio. Daimler cars had previous provided an after market option to install a radio in their cars.
9. First Power windows in a car: The first ever power windows in a car were installed in the 1940 Packard 180 Hydro-Electric car.
10. First Production car to touch 200mph: The first ever production car to touch 200mph was the 1987 Ferrari F40. It was Ferrari's most powerful and fastest car in the day.
