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When it first appeared, the little voiturette Alexis Vivinus car has a transversely-mouned, air-cooled single-cylinder engine, driving through belts that provided 2 forward spees. This Vivinus car was a refined vehicle of its type and age, and easy to control. A 2-cylinder model Vivinus car that appeared in 1900 was fast as well, being capable over over 35mph. The Vivinus car was very popular, not only in its native land but also in Britain, France and Germany, where the Vivinus car sold respectively as the New-Orleans, the Georges Richard, and the De Dietrich. A second single Vivinus car, with a water-cooled De Dion engine, was apparently offered at the same time. A 7hp water-cooled vertical twin Vivinus car with a 3-speed gearbox and shaft drive brought the 2-cylinder design up to date in 1901, but in 1902 the Vivinus car grew up into a modern 15/18hp 4-cylinder Vivinus car with mechanically-operated inlet valves and shaft drive. From then on, a variety of completely conventional, conservative twins, fours and sixes was listed. By the time Vivinus car production ceased the twins and sixes had been dropped, and the Vivinus car range consisted of three 4-cylinder models, a Vivinus 10/12hp, Vivinus 16/20hp and a Vivinus 24/30hp.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; TRN
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