that era were unreliable. This engine ran on the fuel Ligroin, as did all vehicles until well past the year 1905. Daimler and Maybach founded a company known as Daimler Motorenwerke Gesellschaft which later merged with Benz to form Daimler-Benz, known also as Mercedes-Benz. Today Otto's company Deutz is one of the largest makers of heavy duty vehicles in the world. Daimler-Benz is one of the largest and most respected makers of luxury automobiles in the world. Virtually all of the world's makers of automobiles produce vehicles using Otto cycle engines which are so ubiquitous as to be referred to as internal-combustion engines, gasoline engines, and spark-ignition engines. References External links Photograph of Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir Encyclopædia Britannica article on Etienne Lenoir Thinkquest Otto Engine Otto Museum Nicolaus Otto Photograph of Nicolaus August Otto Deutz AG History of Otto and Cie The original Otto atmospheric engine running on Youtube An Otto engine with slide valve ignition Internal combustion piston engines Mechanical power control Stationary engines German inventions Articles containing video clips