Mercedes-Benz 190 Review - Classic Cars for Sale
It’s over thirty years since Mercedes-Benz launched its compact saloon, the 190 (or W201 in Mercedes speak), a car that was designed to go into battle against the hugely popular BMW 3-Series. In E30 form, the Beemer was the small saloon to have if you wanted to flaunt a premium badge, and Mercedes wanted a slice of the action. Made at a time when the Stuttgart manufacturers build quality made a nuclear shelter appear flimsy, the 190 took a much more staid approach to the business of transporting mid-ranking executives and while the 3-Series was considered a sporting... But what it does do though is work impeccably well, imparting a feeling of longevity that you simply don’t find in other cars of the era and while not a cabin to get the pulse racing there’s pleasure to be had from enjoying such well-executed... Still, the fuel-injected 2. 0-litre model made reasonable use of its 122bhp with a 0-60mph time of 10. 5 seconds, and if you wanted real pace there was always the racy Cosworth variants that boasted upwards of 185bhp. Source: www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk
