Benz builds first two-cylinder opposed-piston engine
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- Date: July 1897
- Description: Benz & Cie. delivers the first unit of the Break model. This open vehicle for 12 passengers is powered by a 15 hp / 11 kW two-cylinder engine. By the end of the year a further two-cylinder car is available – the Benz Dos-à-Dos. It is equipped with an opposed-piston engine which develops 5 hp / 3.7 kW and is christened by Carl Benz the Contra engine, on account of its pistons being arranged opposite each other.
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