Benz drops rear-mounted engine

Date:
3 October 1902
Description:
Benz & Cie. unveils the 10/12 hp Parsifal at the Motor Show in Hamburg. The vehicle is fitted with a front-mounted two-cylinder engine and propshaft drive, signalling the death knell for rear-mounted engines and belt drive. It is presented to an international audience at the Paris Motor Show in December.

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Fifth Paris Motor Show, stand for Benz & Cie, Rheinische Automobil- und Motorenfabrik AG., Mannheim. In December 1902, the 10/12-hp Benz Parsifal was presented to an international audience at the Paris Motor Show.

Benz Parsifal from 1903