Mercedes-Benz 190 (W201)

[drakkie]

As requested, here it is.

Originally Posted by MB

A new star in the automotive firmament: Debut of the Mercedes-Benz 190 in 1982


Stuttgart. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a truly multi-talented range of cars, available as compact sedan, thoroughbred sports coupe and successful racing car. The class also includes versatile station wagons for leisure, family and professional use, doubles as an innovative technology carrier and became a top-seller for the company. These are just a few of the facets of this highly successful model series, as displayed across the many individual cars in the range. The Mercedes-Benz “compact class” is an entire family of models, offering an enormous range of qualities and features.


The history of the C-Class began in 1982 with the introduction of the 190 model (W 201 series). This was the direct forerunner of the
C-Class. The 190 marked the advent of a third model series, alongside the S-Class and E-Class. If the SL-Class and G-Class are counted as classes in their own right, the W 201 series was actually the fifth
Mercedes-Benz passenger car series. In fact, the appearance of the new model in 1982 marked the beginning of an extensive diversification program, since the new-look technology carrier was actually the first shot in a sustained product campaign.


North American customers were soon calling the new sedan the “Baby Benz,” but the car also packed a real punch. Revolutionary new features set high standards in passive safety, propulsion, and other areas of automotive technology. The brochure for the 190 put out in 1982 promised the customer“leading-edge Mercedes technology in a compact format.” The model delivered on that promise, as the C-Class does to this day.


As well as drawing on innovations from the E-Class and S-Class, the W 201, W 202 and W 203 series themselves consistently introduced new features which were then incorporated in other Mercedes cars. The new C-Class (W 204 series) launched in 2007 is the fourth generation of the “compact class” since the appearance of the new star in the Mercedes-Benz firmament in 1982.

[ripper46]

2.5 16 evo II ftw

[drakkie]

one more.

[McReis]

Try not to repeat pictures:

Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16

[faksta]

Originally Posted by ripper46

2.5 16 evo II ftw

Go get them.

[drakkie]

Originally Posted by McReis

Try not to repeat pictures:

Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16

It were all of this generation. I didnt notice there was allready another thread with the other one..

[NicFromLA]

This was such a cool little car back in the day. Love it.