Mercedes 190E Evo II: The Baby Benz Built to Beat BMW

The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II was not a normal compact sedan. It was the moment the Baby Benz became a road-legal racing machine. Built for German Touring Car Championship homologation, the Evolution II combined a wild rear wing, flared arches, aerodynamic engineering, seventeen-inch wheels, and a high-revving 2.5-litre sixteen-valve engine that made 235 horsepower and reached 250 kilometres per hour. Mercedes-Benz built only 502 examples, making it one of the most iconic collector Mercedes cars of the 1990s. In this documentary, we explore the engine, suspension, interior, price, racing connection, collector value, and the engineering details that turned the Mercedes-Benz 190 E Evolution II into a true winged monster