2 Переведите предложения и поставьте их в будущее и настоящее время: The automobile industry was founded in Germany, where in 1885 Karl Benz designed his three-
wheeled "gasoline-powered wagon". At the same time, Gottlieb Daimler built a bicycle with a motor,
and a year later - a "cart" on motor traction.
Long before them, mechanisms driven by an internal combustion engine had already been
created, but Benz was the first to offer the buyer a serviceable prototype of a modern car, and Daimler
was the first to launch a functional automobile engine.
Long before them, mechanisms driven by an internal combustion engine had already been
created, but Benz was the first to offer the buyer a serviceable prototype of a modern car, and Daimler
was the first to launch a functional automobile engine.
The three-wheeled creation of Karl Benz (1886) was the first car in the world to be put into
industrial production. Its engine with a working volume of 1.7 liters was located horizontally. A huge
flywheel protruded from the rear. At the dawn of the automotive industry, this "monster" was controlled,
as a rule, with the help of a T-shaped steering wheel.
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The Benz three-wheeler (1885) used a water-cooled engine. It was positioned horizontally along
with a huge horizontal flywheel and an open crankshaft. The engine drove the rear wheels, using a belt
and chains by means of a simple differential. The greatest achievement of the design idea could be
considered the presence of an electric ignition and an intake valve with a mechanical drive. In the
original version, the working volume of the engine was 985 cubic meters.cm, the value is not sufficient
even for overclocking the car. Therefore, when the car was put into production, it was equipped with a
more powerful engine with a working volume of 1.7 liters, as well as a two-speed gearbox. The engine
power increased from year to year: from 0.75 hp to 2.5 hp. This was enough for driving (quite
dangerous) with a maximum speed of 19 km / h. However, Benz continued to search, and soon his
brainchild successfully performed in the then famous London-to-Brighton Run, with an average speed
of 13 km / h. Industrial (in the modern sense of the word) production of the car began in 1890
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Three years later, "Benz" released the first four-wheeled cars. Created on the basis of a three-
wheeled design, by that time they seemed frankly old-fashioned. However, despite the quiet running and primitiveness, they were distinguished by simplicity, availability in maintenance and repair, and
durability. Later, a two-cylinder modification appeared, but, at the insistence of Benz, the original
technical solutions remained largely unchanged.
