By Ciara Brady Karl Benz, invented the 1st car in 1886 Cars did not become widely available until the early 20th century Cars use engines powered by fuel There is lots of different ways cars work such as diesel power petrol power electric cars Hydrogen fuel cell Saloon Hatchback Mpv multi purpose vehicle Suv-sport utility vehicle Sports car Audi Mercedes Nissan Ford Volkswagen Ferrari Skoda Honda SEAT Toyota Mitsubishi Opel I would like to say thank you to my Dad Kevin for helping me with my project.