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* “Système Daimler”
two-cylinder engines performed superbly in the 126-kilometre Paris–Rouen race
on 22 July 1894
* Panhard &
Levassor and Peugeot with Daimler engines shared first prize, Roger-Benz
received 5th prize from the “Petit Journal”
* The fast-running
combustion engine triumphed as propulsion system for motor cars