This Car Shouldn't Have Worked. How did it Beat Everyone?

Mercedes in the 1980s had a pretty good idea of what their cars should be. Well built, dependable, comfortable cars presented as a convertible, saloon, estate or maybe even a coupe if you’re feeling adventurous. They weren’t boring exactly, but not many people had their pants set alight by the W126 S-class, despite its excellence. And oh yeah, they also made this… This is the story of the Mercedes 190E 2.5 16 Evo 2.

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If this video feels familiar, its not deja vu. Just over a year ago I published a video about this car, however the information in it was fundamentally flawed, and it has since been unlisted (it can be found here:    • Mercedes 190E Evo II (old)   ). This video uses parts of the original script, but large sections have been re-written to fix inaccuracies and better tell the story of this legendary machine.

Written by: Fred Knight
Edited by: JD Minny ( ‪@jdminny‬ )

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