MERCEDES-BENZ

THE LEGENDARY MODEL 190 AND 2.5-16 EVOLUTION II IS ON SALE

An impeccable Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II will be auctioned by Silverstone Auctions. It will be offered at an event that will be celebrated exclusively online between July 31st and August 1st. It will be offered without reserve price, that is, it will be sold regardless of whether the winning bid is high or low.



Now, don't expect to find a bargain with this Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II. Mainly because the auction organizers estimate that it could reach a price between 165,000 and 195,000 pounds sterling, the equivalent of 1.1 and 1.3 million reais. To that you will need to add the auction house commission (12.5%) and the possible taxes.



At the time, Mercedes-Benz manufactured 503 copies of this version of its smaller sedan. The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II to be auctioned is unit number 255 and was assembled in 1992. Since then, it has remained for more than two decades with the same owner, who acquired the vehicle when he had only 1,000 kilometers on the odometer . Since then and although it does not seem to be in good condition, that number has risen to 41,934 kilometers.



The 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II is the successor to the 190 E 2.5-16, which later received the surname Evolution I. It was first presented at the 1990 Geneva Motor Show, where it surprised everyone thanks to a radical aerodynamic kit that it gave a racing car image. The changes in relation to its predecessor not only affected the body, but also introduced important changes in terms of chassis, suspensions, brakes and engine.

The inline four-cylinder propeller, 2.5 liters capacity and 16 valves, started to produce 235 horsepower (195 horsepower before). A number that allows the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h in 7.1 seconds and reach a top speed of 250 km / h. These figures may not be impressive today, when not-so-powerful sports compacts like the Mercedes-AMG A 35 4Matic + already obtain much higher data, but it must be considered that this is a sedan designed in the late 1980s.

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