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Rudolf Diesel

Who invented the car?

Published 29 November 2021
By David Mullen
From the Mesopotamians to the current switch to EV power, we trace the history of the car.
Reader Letters: Cabin smells, brake fluid changes, peanut power, clean diesel and Italian points

Reader Letters: Cabin smells and peanut power

Years ago I used to get a lift from a man with a Rolls-Royce of the same period as James May’s. It too had an unusual scent inside...
Published 20 March 2017