The F-CELL Roadster, a fuel cell powered car, recently covered a small section of the Bertha Benz memorial route, the first long-distance journey in automobile history in August, 1888.

When Bertha Benz drove off in husband Carl's motorized invention 125 years ago, she had no idea she would be driving into history. Hers was the world's first long-distance drive and the first ...

The Bertha Benz Memorial Route was established in 2008, and drivers can follow signs outlining her path from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Sounds like a good road trip to us.

S-Class Drives Completely Autonomously Bertha Benz's Memorial Route. Published: 9 Sep 2013, 08:59 UTC • By: Alex Oagana. 7 photos. Photo: Daimler AG. In August 1888, Bertha Benz ...

The route includes a visit to the "first gas station in the world" in Heilbronn, where Bertha purchased ligroin. This route celebrates Bertha Benz’s contribution to the automotive industry and ...

You can still drive the Bertha Benz Memorial Route today, but it’ll take you about an hour as opposed to the 12 it took Bertha—though, presumably, you won’t be making stops to make MacGyver ...

She covered the distance, now known as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route, in about 12 hours. Her purpose was to draw attention to the invention, which she certainly did.

Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet. ... This Picturesque Road Trip Is the Most-searched Route in the U.S. — and It Passes by Mountains and Beaches ...

• Best first cars. We got behind the wheel of Nissan’s latest Leaf, which has a claimed all-electric range of 155 miles – enough to complete the Bertha Benz Memorial Route without stopping.

As for Bertha, she lived until 1944, dying at the grand old age of 95. Today you can go to Mannheim and retrace her steps by following the signs of the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

Carl Benz's Patent Motorwagen vehicle, largely regarded as the first motorcar, ... (Interested parties can trace their travels via the Bertha Benz Memorial Route in Baden-Württemberg.) ...