The Rally Car that Never Was - Mercedes 190

In the early 1980s, Mercedes Benz' car lineup began to change. This is the story of the development of the W201, and the cars involvement in motorsports - including DTM.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:40 Development of a Compact Mercedes
2:34 Design Features
4:55 Engines
6:30 Marketing Video with Stirling Moss & Joanna Lumley
10:43 Mercedes Rallying
11:30 Cosworth
12:50 The Reopening of the Nurburgring, Race of Champions, Aryton Senna
14:20 DTM, Evo 1 & 2

[@stevekramer5192]

Still driving my 1987 2.3-16v. Great little car. Been in the family since new!

[@steveong4738]

Great video. The Mercedes W201 and W202 were the best engineered C class like the W123.These cars were built to last forever.

[@Backwardlooking]

Still have our 1993 from almost new. Last era of over-engineered Mercedes. 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@higuno1]

Those Bruno Sacco era designed M-Bs are their best looking ever. Absolutely classic and timeless looks.

[@mercman3109]

Connor this is a very well done summary, The Mercedes 190 is a true classic that stands the test of time. Its solid build quality and timeless design make it a cherished collector's item

[@427Motorsports]

Thank you Ahmed!

[@MrBenjaminTea]

Fantastic video. The 190 is a great car, so nicely engineered and well thought out. I had a 2.5D in manual flavour, two tone green exterior and green interior. I called it the green slug, as it was miserably slow.

[@GreatBritishDriving]

great video about the great car, somehow seeing the 190 in MB Museum brought the second biggest smile to my face (just after 300SL gullwing) out of all great cars stored there

[@linwoodlane5721]

Bought a 1991 2.6 sportline recently - lovely to drive

[@simocreations]

First video I’ve seen. You’ll go far on here Connor. Perfect for all of us automotive geeks. Good luck to you

[@willlyons9823]

Enjoyed this. Cheers! 🍻

[@427Motorsports]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@morganmcdonagh2663]

Nice video, some nice information, well done

[@Isszarya]

When mercs were the real deal

[@arthurdardalis]

Does anyone at Mercedes have any idea how long reputations take to build but how easy it is to lose that reputation?
Mercedes today is a mere shadow of its former self but it appears that they don’t care, today they’re just normal cars and unreliable ones at that

[@427Motorsports]

It's a real shame

[@chiefrocka8604]

That plate is mournful
Kinda creep who bought that new had issues

[@booblam6919]

Benz is the greatest....greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲