Daimler builds first two-cylinder V-engine

  • Date
    9 June 1889
  • Description
    Gottlieb Daimler has his new two-cylinder V-engine patented by the Imperial German Patent Office (patent no. DRP 50 839 issued on 5 February 1890). The world's first V-engine has a cylinder angle of 17° and develops 1.5 hp / 1.1 kW at 600 rpm. This power unit serves as a universal drive system for road, rail and water-based vehicles, including the motorised quadricycle (the wire-wheel car) designed by Daimler and Maybach.
Cut-away drawing of the 2-cylinder Daimler V-engine developing 1.5 hp from 1889.
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Daimler two-cylinder V-engine
Daimler two-cylinder V-engine from 1889
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Daimler two-cylinder V-engine
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