In 1890 two Frenchmen ​ — Emile Levassor and René Panhard — ​ produced in their shop a four - wheeled vehicle with a motor mounted in the center of the chassis.
Aastal 1890 valmistasid kaks prantslast, Emile Levassor ja René Panhard, oma töökojas neljarattalise sõiduki, mille mootori nad paigaldasid raami keskele.