1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Cosworth

Lot details

Registration No: F425 UJN
Chassis No: WBD2010352F585571
MOT: 03 March 2022 One of just 4,784 2.5-16s sold worldwide and presented in Smokey Silver with contrasting black leather interior Features the desirable manual gearbox and has been in current ownership for the last 13 years Offered after having had £6,288 on mechanical recommissioning this year alone

Unveiled at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 190E 2.3-16 was arguably Mercedes-Benz's most driver orientated car since the legendary 300SL `Gullwing'. Flagship of the recently introduced 190 (W201) range, the newcomer had originally been conceived as a potential World Rally Championship contender before morphing into a high-performance road car. For 1988, Mercedes-Benz created the 2.5-16. Engineered in-house, its larger 2498cc unit developed 204bhp @ 6,800rpm and 177lbft of torque. As well as being notably quicker (150mph, 0-60mph in 7.1 seconds), the 2.5-16 achieved considerable success in the prestigious DTM race series. Campaigned by AMG with factory backing, the distinctive sliver and black championship-winning machines netted the last of their 50 victories during 1993. During its four-year production run (1988-1992), just 4,784 2.5-16s were sold worldwide.

Presented in Smokey Silver with contrasting black leather interior, F425 UJN features the desirable manual gearbox and has been in current ownership for the last 13 years. The car is offered for sale having this year alone, had £6,288 spent after being in storage since 2011. Works included a service including replacement injectors, fuel distributor, spark plugs, throttle cable adjustment, a replacement battery and engine tuning, as well as replacement rear springs and brake calipers, steering idle bushes, a replacement cold start valve and overhauled throttle linkage, replacement clutch master and slave cylinders and more. F425 UJN is offered with the original booklets including the owner’s and service manuals which displays 16 stamps, MOT certificates every year from 1999 to 2011, and again in 2021 this year when the car was put back on the road. Also included is the original tool kit and spare wheel. The odometer displays 90,200 miles and the vendor rates the condition of bodywork and paintwork as ‘Average’, the transmission and gearbox, interior trim and electrical equipment as ‘Good’, with the engine ‘Very Good’

For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762