GT5 Transcripts/Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5 - 16 Evolution II '91

In the early 1980s, Mercedes-Benz decided to return to racing after a long absence from motorsports. The car it developed was the 190E 2.3-16, a sporting model based on the company's 190 series.
The highlight of this car was its engine, based on a 2.3-liter SOHC inline-4 that Mercedes already had in production. A 16-valve DOHC head was developed and the engine was tuned by Cosworth; a race engine builder of note and famous for its Formula 1 power plants. The resulting engine boasted 182 HP and 167.0 ft-lb of torque.
The 190E 2.3-16 with the Cosworth-honed engine began racing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft - better known around the world as DTM - in 1986. By 1988 the car had evolved into the 190E 2.5-16, giving it a larger displacement engine in the hopes of defeating BMW's M3. This 2.5-liter engine could now make it up to 197 HP. A DTM homologation model, known as the 190E 2.5-16 Evolution, entered limited production in 1989.
A year later, M-B released the ultimate 2.5-16: the 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II. On looks alone, the Evolution II looked like a potent machine. Large, bulging fenders added at all four corners to accommodate the wide 245/40ZR-17 tires, and the trunk now sported a giant wing so large it overhung the rear end.
Only 500 of these 235-ps road cars were ever produced. And the car experienced much success in the DTM in 1992, just as expected.
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