190E

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The Mercedes-Benz 190E is a compact executive sedan from the 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced engineering, build quality, and motorsport-bred performance variants like the 190E 2.3-16 and 2.5-16.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
compact executive car
high-performance sports sedan
high-performance sports sedan
homologation special
homologation special
assemblyLocation Sindelfingen
surface form: Sindelfingen, Germany
basedOn Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16
bodyStyle 4-door sedan
class D-segment
countryOfOrigin Germany
cylinderConfiguration inline-four
inline-four
engineConfiguration inline-four
inline-six (in some variants)
engineDisplacement 2.3 L
2.5 L
era 1980s
early 1990s
fuelType petrol
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Mercedes-Benz
marketSegment compact executive
motorsportHeritage developed with touring car racing in mind
motorsportUse Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM)
touring car racing
notableDriverAssociated Ayrton Senna
notableEvent 1984 Nürburgring opening race with Formula 1 drivers in 190E 2.3-16
notableFeature advanced safety engineering for its time
high build quality
multi-link rear suspension
notableVariant Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution
surface form: Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II
partOfSeries Mercedes-Benz W201
performanceTuningBy Cosworth
Cosworth
platform Mercedes-Benz W201
surface form: Mercedes-Benz W201 platform
predecessor none (first compact executive Mercedes)
productionEnd 1993
productionStart 1982
successor Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)
transmissionOption automatic transmission
manual transmission
valvetrain 16-valve DOHC
16-valve DOHC

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