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...the [[four-stroke cycle]] internal combustion engine, in 1848 as ''[[N. A. Otto & Cie.]]'' Formerly, Deutz also produced agricultural machines like [[combi

...ck]]s, [[generator]]s, etc). It was invented by German engineer [[Nikolaus Otto]] in [[1876]]. The four-stroke cycle is more [[fuel_effiency|fuel-efficient The Otto cycle is characterized by four ''strokes'', or straight movements alternate

...ck]]s, [[generator]]s, etc). It was invented by German engineer [[Nikolaus Otto]] in [[1876]]. The four-stroke cycle is more [[fuel_effiency|fuel-efficient The Otto cycle is characterized by four ''strokes'', or straight movements alternate

...and trucks, generators, etc). It was invented by German engineer Nikolaus Otto in 1876. The four-stroke cycle is more fuel-efficient and clean burning tha [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]

[[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br />2. compression<br />3. power<br />4. exhaust]] ...t get into production with it. It was similar in concept to the successful Otto Langen indirect engine, but not so well worked out in detail.

[[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] in the 1870s developed the [[four-stroke cycle]] (Otto cycle) engine.

An automobile powered by the Otto gasoline engine was invented in [[Germany]] by [[Karl Benz]] in 1885. Benz Most historians agree that [[Nikolaus Otto]] of Germany built the world's first four-stroke engine although his patent

...and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] in the 1870's developed the [[four-stroke cycle]] (Otto cycle) engine. Engines based on the [[four-stroke cycle]] or Otto cycle have one power stroke for every four strokes (up-down-up-down) and ar