With motorized quadricycle, also known as the wire-wheel car, Daimler and Maybach for the first time designed a completely autonomous vehicle. The latter celebrated its premiere at the 1889 World Exhibition in Paris where it attracted great interest and sparked off the development of the French motor industry.

• Cylinders V2
• Displacement 35 cu in
• Output 1.5 hp (1.1 kW)
• at engine speed 700/min
• Top speed 11 mph