Why The Mercedes W201 190E 16V Is a Motorsport Icon
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In this video, I go over the Mercedes 190E 16V W201 cars from the 2.3-16 to the 2.5-16 evolution 2 as well as their Cosworth developed engines and AMG DTM racing history. I briefly cover the performance, model year changes, and the unique 190E 16V story over the years. Then, I provide a short buyer's guide to the 190E 16V cars.
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00:00 The 190E 16V Story
12:21 Buyer's Guide
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The 190 E was my dream car as a teenager. Some would say I was a different kid. Yes but one with taste.
@jvm77
2 жыл бұрын
Well said, I own a red 1991 190E 2.6 and I have the best taste ever!
@BenAfflock96
Жыл бұрын
Its still my dream car xD my family had W123 when I was a kid. I'm gonna buy this beauty one day lol
@kaffebnnen4475
Жыл бұрын
I just bought one like 2 weeks at 18 years old, i have been working since i was 15 to be able to afford it..
@simonfrost7561
10 ай бұрын
Remember seeing a Evo 2 at a dealer storage area when the came out and wanted an 190e ever since
@505LAN
26 күн бұрын
@jvm77 No bro, I own a 1987 silver 190E 2.6 and I have the best taste😂😉
The 190E 2.3 16v was my first and best Mercedes ever,back in 2006
@sylvantieger4981
2 жыл бұрын
I owned a 190 E 2.3.16V and they were only made in 1986 and 87 and my 1987 had the head lamp wipers the car SUCKED constantly needed repairs and was terrible in the rain with it rear wheel drive It cost me $43,000+ in 1987
@00xxsorenxx00
Жыл бұрын
@@sylvantieger4981 only conclusion: YOU sucked
I'm very proud to have one as my first car
Fun fact about the evo2 wing. BMW said "if that rear wing works, we are going to redesign our windtunnel" wich they eventually did.
When I was young in the 80s, the E30 M3 and the Mercedes 2.3-16V were on my dream list everyday.
Such a well prepared material. Lots of effort and attention to details. Very engaging like always👏
I've never clicked on a video so fast
The MB 190E was the car that saved Mercedes. Back then the Merced Limos were used as Taxis in Germany and the old demographics of Merc buyers caused a red alert. Absent from Motorports since the Hammer, the 190E renewed the image for the Baby Boomer generation. The high volume of the 190E sales helped to rocked the revenue, but also dilute the fixed cost of the factory, for all models. And despite being more compact than the Limos 280, the front seats had the same space/ergonomics of its rich cousins.
We have an EVO 2 in the workshop with 50.000km. It’s a customer car that gets driven regularly. It’s in pristine condition!
@Modly1991
3 жыл бұрын
Take care of it!
@high5compliments45
3 жыл бұрын
@@Modly1991 no,he has to steal it so he will become rich😂
Just started my 2.3 16 yesterday. First start of the year. Waiting for summer 😀
what a beautiful car mercedes 190 is everlasting love
Thanks for this very nice Video. Iam from Germany and a owner of 1984 2.3-16. it is a pleasure for me too see that this beautiful car also outside from Germany is getting the attention which it deserves. There is only one important thing I want to add: The Mercedes Benz 190 2.3-16 is still holding the Speed world records for the distances 25.000 km 25.000 Miles 50.000 km Driving nonstop over 8 days with an average speed of 247,9 km/h. This world record was set in August 1983, just a few weeks before launching.
This car is really special and intertwines the careers of several racing legends. The Nurburgring race caused the first encounter of Senna and Prost, when Alain was asked to pick the new British F3 hotshot at the airport. Then Schumacher as a rookie also raced the Karscher AMG 190Evo in DTM... and caused a controversial crash when he cut crossed the grass to crash into BMW M3 of Johnny Cecotto.
@dillanshanmugam8990
3 жыл бұрын
I underestimated this car b/c it was "only 170hp" I did not have enough skill to drive this machine. I crashed it :(
Love this car, I've been looking for a 2.5 in Europe and Japan to bring it to the US. hopefully one day I'll have the pleasure to drive one of these cars. I love the video and the content, very well done.
Literally been waiting for this one! What beautiful cars. Another video you knocked out the park.
Yay! Happy to be here, been waiting for another of your well-crafted presentations.
My favourite ever car
Man!!! This is a beautiful and fantastic car! 😍 I use to dream about it when they come out... and I still dream about it today!!! It will be a privilege owning or driving one someday 😍👌👌😁😎🙏🏽 thanks for the review! Nice video and info... Cheers from Portugal👍 😎
I drive ocasionally my car , a fully restored 2.3 clasic 136 hp 1989 190E W201 Nautical blue exterior and brasil brown interior. ....and I love it. !!!!
Ok it must be said by far the best ever presented on the 190e
Beautiful car and you present it in an fitting, elegant manner. It shows how good the platform and design really is considering the range of applications this could fulfill. And it just looks so good doing it. A truly timeless classic even just considering the base model.
Thanks again for including some of our cars in your videos again. The Silver Arrow racecar that we build to the championship win was backed by Mercedes-Benz Canada. The construction was based loosely on Generation One DTM cars. Obviously, there are only few Mercedes-Benz that has ever build outside of Mercedes-Benz and AMG has won championships. The Evo-II was from Japan. The owner of the time you took those shots brought the car to Hong Kong for my brother to restore before shipping to Vancouver.
Correction at 4:25 - Stirling Moss was not an F1 Championship winner. However, he is still one of the most important drivers in Mercedes' racing history. Other Champions who drove in the race included Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, James Hunt, and Jody Scheckter.
Legendary machine! As a proud owner of a W124 300D, I hope I can have the pleasure of having one of these as well, some day... Fantastic video, as always!!!
@mercedes_nuts
Жыл бұрын
W124s are beautiful, I'd love to get one some day. Especially a diesel, that thing has bulletproof reliability. But I am more than satisfied with my W210 E320 for the time being.
Another great video production. Thank you
You NEVER disappoint my friend 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾
Amazing video and very informational! We love our 16V!
Very interesting video. It’s incredible clean Evo 2 command fantastic money and are clearly one of the most desirable Mercedes cars of this time
superb content and presentation as always. thank you
What a great video! Thank you very much for making it.
incredibly well done man! awesome work
The 190 is the best Mercedes ever made so far !!!
important and interesting information about w201, great video
Nice job! Can't wait for w124, w140 and w210!
Love these videos!
Excellent video!
Love the work you do! I would be amazed to see a W202 video!!!
Such a timeless look & such a classic body style. These cars will (always) be in style.
thank you..love your videos..best wishes from Edinburgh, Scotland...
Great video!!!
How cool was that slow-mo of the 190 racing great video
One of my favorites as a kid growing up.
Informative; thank you for sharing it with us.
Well you missed one important E190, The BRABUS 190 2.316 TURBO a unicorn among e190 , only 8 cars ever existed. I don't know how many survived but one of dose 8, is in under full reatoration at my shop. We had a few e190 2.3' over the years but I tell you this one is a monster!
Awesome video. Thank you
I owned a smoke silver 2.3 16v manual. Amazing car all around !
Watching this as a 190e owner
Thank you for this!
Thank you for this educational video!
Great video and info
Modern Mercedes Benz cars leave me cold. The 190E harks back to a time when MB values like over-engineering stood for something and the AMG badge wasn't plastered over mediocre cars. And Bruno Sacco did a wonderful job with this design, which still looks well proportioned and elegant despite the passage of 35 years.
I was a proud owner of 3 different 16v through out the 80s and 90s. Kick my self in the butt for not at least keeping one of them.
Such a handsome timeless design
The way I see 190e is domination in DTM together with cosworth is just epic. Everytime I see 190e Evo 2 makes me wish I was rich so I could afford one
@high5compliments45
3 жыл бұрын
I sold mine back in the days for 1500 euro...😢🥺
My grandpa has a red 2.5 16v and its my absolute dream car, i got a 1.8 for my first car as i couldnt afford a 16v, but still a cool car
Hi from Ireland there's a 1987 2.6 straight 6 in my local scrap yard I saw yesterday in burgundy the guy was busy so I'll try him again later it's quite rare in Ireland as most 190s are diesel cars used by taxi drivers due to fuel efficiency and compact for rural Irish roads
Top Video! 👏
When I met Jason Camisa at Legends of the Autobahn and RADwood, he told me the difference in driving experience between the 2.3-16/ 2.5-16 and Evo 1 + Evo 2 is negligible. Love all of them but makes me proud to own one knowing I’m probably not missing out on much in terms of a NA 2.3-16 and a legit Evo 2 besides about 400 grand cost and some extra visuals.
love this car. also the older sl500 are great too!
AMGmeister - lovely post and very informative. As a '88 BMW 325 Sport owner, in '96 l bought my wife a '93 190E 2.6AMG Sportline auto, and always wondered about the 4 cyl 16v, much as we both loved small in-line 6's...
@dillanshanmugam8990
3 жыл бұрын
driving a inline 6 makes for a comfortable drive. Driving the 4 cylinder 16v makes your heart race b/c you need to keep it above 4k rpm for any power. It is like a pack of killer bees in the engine bay the whole drive!
Very good big👍🏻 for this information
Prices are way more now. Expect $25-35K. I had a chance to buy one in 2014 for $4k. It was traded in sitting on a local Ford dealers lot. I should have bought it. 95k miles and a bit rough but totally fixable. Interior was immaculate. Black exterior and dog-leg transmission. I want to kick myself when I think about it.
I paid 1600 for my first 190e. Loved it. I am trying to find another while clinging to my 82 300 td and my manual c240
the music at 8:17 got me :') Nostalgia hits hard sometimes. Harder when paired with pictures and video classed as softcore porn somewhere
Old cars are much better then these new ones
Amazing car always wanted one 2.3 16 v amazing just a real wonderful car to drive and use with history that will always be historic from Sena to DTM…. If you can buy one get one now only going up in value. True driving classic
I love my 190E
I need a 190e
thanks so much
best, most in depth mercedes content out there
A 190E Evo II might be the only car in the world that I want more than a CLK GTR. I'll probably never even see either :(
The quality is insane! Thank you. Is there any possibility you do the CL63/65(C216 generation), ML55/63/GLE63s and the W218 CLS63? These are my favorite AMGs but it's so hard to find the production and sales numbers.
Bruno Saco! 🔥👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I love 190e👍🏽👍🏽
Iconic
Lovely. Hard to find any of these down in Aus!
Nice video, informative. I got lucky. Found a Euro model with 33k miles, automatic. Swapped in a 5-speed. Car is like new, and this way, I know it couldn’t have been abused having been an automatic.
you have a wonderful KZread channel and beautiful information ..can you talk about the lagged mercedes sec 500 and 550 ..thank you so much
Correction: all 502 Evolutions were black except the last two which were silver, same goes for Evo 2s Other than that your research is spot on and your video is highly informative. Great job. 👍
I have oned a 2.3-16 and i sold it for €5K which was really good money at the time. 2 years later i bought a W202 C43 AMG.
good video i have one 190 e senna
Can you do a video in future about W202 C-class or C36/C43 AMG? Great vid
@izzy031096
2 жыл бұрын
Yes please!
The besttt everrr
And.. The added spoilers turn it simple to One of most beautiful sporty compact sedan..
Great work. Been a fun of your clips. The 190 EVOs are such a classic. I have a set of authentic evo wheels covered in dust in my garage. Let me know if you know of anyone who might be interested.
@high5compliments45
3 жыл бұрын
Hello,where are you from?
@high5compliments45
3 жыл бұрын
Im interrested
prices now are at the 45-55k usd range.
I have a 1992 300CE. this was the car I thought I had lol
Love the Need For Speed Hot Pursuit soundtrack 💪🏿
I was able to pick up a 1987 190e 16v for $4500 in 2014
@booblam6919
2 жыл бұрын
Benz is the greatest
Hey man you think soon you could make a difference between the 2003 s55 and the 2006 s65 ! I would love to see the differences in theses two great cars
My first Tristar was a 1987 in 1988 (190e 16v). Have had multiple AMGs since. None give the joy of that 190e 16v.
Hey could you please make video on M120 engine or R129
Simplemente maravillosos precioso un cochazo de su epoca que tiempos dinde Mercedes y BMW siempre estaban ay con lo mejor sobre los mejores esa maravillosa revalidad era lo que les hacian hacer lo que hacian estos 190 y los M3 fueron lo mas estéticamente bonitos (para mi bmw esa pinta cuando lo miras de frente arraso en su momento siendo hoy en dia uno de los clasicos mas codiciado) pero en general carroceria motor parecidos al lado de sus rivales eran los reyes lo tenian todo estetica buena comodos motores a la altura eran bueno lo son para mi dos iconos de estas marcas que les marco un camino y de ay no an parado eso si la tegnologia ahora hace que el coche te lleve a ti muy muy diferente a como conduciamos antes tu tenias que llevar el coche y no lo contrario pero bueno
love ya
1st gear down baby!
Could you do a video covering up the Mercedes ML 55 AMG?
@high5compliments45
3 жыл бұрын
Make also one of the W210 E50 AMG
Please what is the Name of the opening music or Jingle. Genious
Darn, wish I had the 16V 2.3 instead of 8V. Still love the thing though
Want one sooooo bad..