The Vision Mercedes Simplex looks back 118 years to the first modern car

The Vision Mercedes Simplex looks back 118 years to the first modern car

Mercedes-Benz claims the honor of inventing the first car in 1885, but that depends on how you define the word "car." Giving Mercedes credit for having created the first modern car is a far less ambiguous laurel wreath to bestow. When the modern Mercedes-Benz recently moved its Lake Como design center to Nice, the automaker decided to celebrate the launch with the Vision Mercedes Simplex concept.