Mercedes-Benz Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the 190E Compact Saloon [64 Photos]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/mercedes-benz-celebrates-30th.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bZN0-u7V1P8/UJ2gQMsHqWI/AAAAAAAJ_hI/4ocVC0bSlrg/s1600/Mercedes-Benz-W201-30th-Anniversary-39.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">For car fans old enough to remember, November 1982, was the month </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Mercedes/"><font face="Verdana">Mercedes-Benz</font></a><font face="Verdana"> first entered the compact segment with the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Mercedes%20190E">W201, i.e. the 190 and 190E models</a>. Up to that point, the base model of the three-pointed star was the mid-size 200 E.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Today, it may occupy more niches than even its bean counters can remember, and </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Mercedes%20CLA"><font face="Verdana">more are on their way</font></a><font face="Verdana">, but 30 years ago, the 190/190 E compact saloon was only the third family car, alongside the 200E and the S-Class, in Merc's range.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">The “baby Benz”, as it was known, was designed by the great Bruno Sacco, featured a multilink rear suspension and was initially available with a 2-liter petrol engine delivering 88 and 120HP in the 190 and 190 E respectively.</font> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z5M9xnUFuU/UJ2gb8yrixI/AAAAAAAJ_hQ/3UnNHNeEySM/s1600/Mercedes-Benz-W201-30th-Anniversary-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z5M9xnUFuU/UJ2gb8yrixI/AAAAAAAJ_hQ/3UnNHNeEySM/s200/Mercedes-Benz-W201-30th-Anniversary-7.jpg" width="125"></a> <font face="Verdana">In 1993, the 71HP 190D four-cylinder diesel and the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/classic-flashback-mercedes-benz-190e-23.html">sporty 190 E 2.3-16</a>, which was powered by a new 16-valve four-cylinder with 182HP, were added to the model’s range.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">In the following years, the line-up of Merc’s compact saloon would grow further, reaching its peak in 1988 with the 190 E 2.5-16 – a compact sports sedan that started out with 192HP and, at the end of its development, produced up to 232HP in the Evolution models. </font> </p></p></p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/mercedes-benz-celebrates-30th.html#more">Read more »</a>

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German Duel Between BMW M3 Sport EVO and Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16v

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/all-german-duel-between-bmw-m3-sport.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5764076654667958146" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbQPTJ87Tds/T_4dLZObB4I/AAAAAAAIN28/3Z6DP2r6e3Y/s800/Untitled-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Back in the 1980s when Mercedes-Benz was the undisputed king of the hill in the premium segments, the brand with the star broke all the rules with the compact size 190E and even more so with the sports version of the series, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/classic-flashback-mercedes-benz-190e-23.html">the 190E 2.3 16v </a>powered by a 2.3-liter four-pot developed by famed engineering firm Cosworth. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The answer from the then upcoming BMW brand came four years after the debut of the 190E 2.3 16v with the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/single-owner-1988-bmw-m3-coupe-with.html">first generation of the M3</a> based on the E30 3-Series in 1986.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/all-german-duel-between-bmw-m3-sport.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Back in the 1980s when Mercedes-Benz was the undisputed king of the hill in the premium segments, the brand with the star broke all the rule...

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