Over the course of more than a century of automotive history, car technology has evolved by leaps and bounds. The unbroken line of automotive progress goes from the very earliest cars, which were little more than an engine and four wheels, to the high-tech models we see on the roads today. New tech arrived by the day, whether it was the first six-speed automatic transmission in the 2001 E60 BMW 7 Series or the first ventilated seats in the 2001 Lincoln Navigator.
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