In the 1990s, the Mercedes-Benz 190E and BMW E30 were two pillars in the DTM arena. More than 30 years later, people still love these two classic models. If you understand the value of the BMW E30 M3, the Mercedes-Benz 190E EVO series is even better. In a recent auction of Bring a Trailer in the United States, a Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 EVO II sold for $432,432, which has exceeded the price of many supercars.
In terms of appearance, it can be seen that this car continues the design style of the previous Mercedes-Benz family, the appearance is atmospheric and calm, and it is very in line with the aesthetics of the big guy, plus the Mercedes-Benz of that era has a standard and a large tail, which is indeed an unusual existence.
In terms of power, this Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 EVO II is equipped with an M102.992 in-line four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 2463 cc, a maximum power of 235 hp, a maximum torque of 245 Nm, matched with a 5-speed manual transmission, and an acceleration of 7.1 seconds from 0-100 km/ h. At that time, Mercedes-Benz was only produced in small batches to meet the requirements of international events, and only 502 units were produced in total. The chassis number WDB2010361F738813 190E 2.5–16 Evo II left the factory in 1990, initially registered in Germany, then transferred to Portugal, Greece, the Netherlands, and finally came to the United States in 2020, currently driving 11,000 miles, its original factory certificate, vehicle tools, import documents, etc. are completely preserved.
After Mercedes-Benz introduced the 190E 2.5-16 Evo II in 1990, the German automaker began to really understand the potential of the performance car market, although the 190E 2.5-16 Evo II only produced 502 units, but AMG engineers officially took over the production line of AMG high-performance cars from Mercedes-Benz in 1993, but only 6 years later, in 1999, AMG was acquired by Daimler, the parent group of Mercedes-Benz.