The 1899 De Dion Bouton 3.5-HP Vis-a-vis in the Louwman Museum of Den Haag (the Netherlands). Although in 1900 phrases such as ââ¬Ëfamily carââ¬â¢ and ââ¬Ëmass productionââ¬â¢ were not commonplace, they were certainly applicable to this ââ¬ËPetite Voitureââ¬â¢ by De Dion-Bouton. This four-seater car was introduced in 1899 as being ââ¬Ëlight, simple and easy to steer, with a certain degree of comfortââ¬â¢. The passengers would sit two-by-two, facing each other (in French: vis-à-vis), a design derived from the world of carriages and which was frequently used at the turn of the 19th century. Some 3,000 of these very popular cars were produced over a four-year period. The engine was located in the rear and the two-speed gearbox was easy to handle; as you can see here, the earliest examples of this model had a handle for steering and a wheel for changing gears - in other words, the exact opposite of what we have today. The famous De Dion rear axle design, which was developed for the companyââ¬â¢s heavier steam cars, was also used in this model. In this construction, drive is split by a differential between two independent axles, which drive the rear wheels. The De Dion axle is still used today, predominantly in sports and racing cars.
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