 The first practical automobile with a petrol engine was built by Karl Benz in 1885 in Mannheim, Germany.ARG had a fairly quiet year in 1985, with the only significant changes being the addition of an MG variant to the Montego range.On the rally scene, however, eyebrows were raised at the arrival of a spectacular new mid-engined supercar - the MG Metro 6R4, with four-wheel drive and a V6 engine.