Four-stroke engine
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A four-stroke engine is an internal combustion engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylin
An Otto Engine from 1880s US Manufacture
This 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid has an Atkinson-cycle engine as the petrol-electric hybrid engine
Audi Diesel R15 at Le Mans
Daimler Reitwagen
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The Daimler Reitwagen or Einspur was a motor vehicle made by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1885. It is widely recognized as the first motorcycle. Daimler is often called "the father of the m
A Reitwagen replica at the Mercedes-Benz Museum
Drawings from 1884 showed a twist grip belt tensioner, a complex steering linkage and a belt drive. The working model had a simple handlebar and used a pinion gear drive.
The Garden House in Cannstatt
The Daimler-Maybach grandfather clock engine of 1885