After seeing Panhard's Daimler-designed V-twin engine demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889 and inquiring into the engine's weight and power, Armand Peugeot stated his interest in a lightweight motor vehicle powered by the engine.
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This was communicated to Daimler, who worked with Wilhelm Maybach to develop the vehicle.
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