After developing a successful gasoline-powered two-stroke piston engine in 1873, Benz focused on developing a motorized vehicle while maintaining a career as a designer and manufacturer of stationary engines and their associated parts.
Despois de desenvolver un exitoso motor de pistón de dous tempos en 1873, Benz centrouse no desenvolvemento dun vehículo motorizado mentres mantiña unha carreira como deseñador e fabricante de motores fixos xunto co seus socios.