The Amazing World of Automobiles

The Amazing World of Automobiles charts the evolution of cars throughout the ages, from the first Model T Ford to roll off the conveyor belt to the most recent innovations in design, including cars that reduce your carbon footprint.

We look at the advent of the machine that has kept us on the road over the last century. Since the earliest days, motoring has not exactly been cheap. In the beginning it was only the rich who could afford wheels, but then Henry Ford changed the way the world moved.

In the earliest days, roads were where horses pulled carts, but as cars came along, gravel gave way to cobblestones, which in turn disappeared as the modern roads were paved with tar. Roads became more durable, but that didnʼt stop the intrepid traveller who wanted to explore more inhospitable terrain.

BMW has long been associated with motor-sport, its BM1 division devoted to creating cars that can outperform and outlast their competitors while sticking to the designs that have made BMW one of the most sought after cars in the middle class, prestige market.