The Quadricycle may be
an early form of automobile or voiturette. Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine, then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available. The word is derived from the fact that it had four wheels and used technology derived from the bicycles of the era. 1884 De Dion Bouton "La Marquise" Quadricycle1884 De Dion Bouton Et Trepardoux Dos-A-Dos Steam Runabout (Steam runabout) 1889 Daimler QuadricyclePage 56 on The Automotive Manufacturer, Volume 54 Trade News Publishing Co., 1912 at books.google.com, accessed 8 May 2018 1901 Peugeot Type 2, a direct descendant of the Daimler Quadricycle, and the first automobile of the Peugeot company Peugeot Type 3 QuadricycleQuadricycle Peugeot Type 3 at arts-et-metiers.net, accessed 8 May 2018 1896 Ford Quadricycle, Henry Ford's first automobile designBrinkley, David, Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress, (New York: Penguin Group, 2003), p.22 Duryea Motor Wagon Benz Velo
Quadricycle, quadracycle, quadcycle, quadrocycle and quad all refer to vehicles with four wheels. More specifically these terms may refer to: All-terrain vehicle, also known as quad or quad bike Motorized quadcycle, a motorcycle with four wheels Automobile, the first experimental steam automobiles were termed steam quadricycles Low-speed vehicle, referred to in some countries as a quadricycle Quadricycle, European classifications for light four-wheeled motorized vehicles: light quadricycles, category L6e (a quadricycle is a 4-wheel car that cannot go faster than , weighs less than ), and (heavy) quadricycles, category L7e ; Quadracycle, a four-wheeled style of cycle
See also Cyclecar Horse and buggy Horseless carriage/Brass Era car List of motorized trikes Safety bicycle Steam locomotive Tricycle Unicycle Wagon Velomobile, an enclosed human-powered vehicle List of land vehicles types by number of wheels
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