A few days ago, some netizens posted a video showing,The Mercedes-Benz booth at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show welcomed a special guest - the world's first car "Mercedes-Benz One" (a Mercedes-Benz authorized replica).This three-wheeled vehicle, which was born 140 years ago, was not only displayed statically, but also completed starting and driving demonstrations on site.
In the video, the staff turned the flywheel by hand at the rear of the car, and then the vehicle engine started. After the driver put into gear, the vehicle began to drive around the booth. It was the first time for many friends to see the starting and driving of Mercedes-Benz One, and the booth was surrounded by people.
It is understood that on January 29, 1886, German engineer Karl Benz applied for an imperial patent (patent number 37435a) for his three-wheeled gasoline motor vehicle.This is recognized as the world's first internal combustion engine-powered car and kicked off the automotive industry.
The Mercedes-Benz One unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show this time,It is equipped with a single-cylinder four-stroke engine with a displacement of 0.954 liters and a power of 0.75 horsepower. The maximum speed is about 16 kilometers per hour. It adopts a three-wheel structure with front wheel steering and rear wheel chain drive.The body is built with a metal frame and a wooden structure.
This year coincides with the 140th anniversary of the birth of the automobile industry. Mercedes-Benz participated in this auto show with the largest scale in the brand's history. The booth gathered nearly 40 models, including 12 classic models.
Mercedes-Benz made "Mercedes-Benz One" one of the core exhibits at the booth and demonstrated the start-up of the vehicle on-site, intending to use the 0.75-horsepower tricycle from 140 years ago to form a cross-time and space dialogue with today's smart electric vehicles that can easily produce hundreds of horsepower.
