The Cars That Made the World

The Cars That Made the World

142020•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(4)

Telling the story of a group of rival engineers who created the most transformative invention of the 20th century, this docuseries explores over a century of innovation from Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, Ford, Porsche, Rolls Royce and more.

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Production

Magilla Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 28, 2020

Last Aired

December 19, 2020

Networks

Sky History

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Fueling Invention

E1

Fueling Invention

Air date: 2020-11-28

Frustrated by the limitations of transport, rival engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to liberate humanity from their dependence on the horse.

Create a Market, Build an Empire

E2

Create a Market, Build an Empire

Air date: 2020-12-05

As early car-makers gained traction with their inventions, the outbreak of the First World War One catapulted the industry into a new era of competition.

Motorise the Masses

E3

Motorise the Masses

Air date: 2020-12-12

As the roaring twenties brought cars to the masses in America, Europe lagged far behind, and Japan struggled to modernise. Changes came with the Second World War.

Winning the World Over

E4

Winning the World Over

Air date: 2020-12-19

In the 1950s America entered a golden age of car design, while German and Japanese car makers struggled to recover from the Second World War.

Cast

Ian Karr

Self - Announcer

Kieran O'Brien

Kieran O'Brien

Self - Narrator

H.W. Brands

H.W. Brands

Self - Professor of History, University of Texas

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