The German Touring Car Championship (DTM) beckoned as a racing series to extend the 190E’s sporting appeal and with this in mind Mercedes looked to the British engineering concern Cosworth to liven up the anemic 136 HP 8-valve 2.3 liter four. And so the “Baby Benz” was born.Īfter four years of global sales success Mercedes began to focus on the 190 as a platform for something more dynamic and sporty…and competition worthy. The 190E 2.3 (W201) arrived in the US in late 1983 and was an immediate success that offered a far more youthful group of buyers access to the legendary brand. A quarter of a century has elapsed since Mercedes-Benz debuted the ultimate derivative of what began in 1982 as a very sedate series of compact sedans.
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