This Car Shouldn't Have Worked. How did it Beat Everyone?

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Mercedes in the 1980s had a pretty good idea of what their cars should be. Well built, dependable, comfortable cars presented as a convertible, saloon, estate or maybe even a coupe if you’re feeling adventurous. They weren’t boring exactly, but not many people had their pants set alight by the W126 S-class, despite its excellence. And oh yeah, they also made this… This is the story of the Mercedes 190E 2.5 16 Evo 2. Support us by becoming a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNMYqL3oYecTEet-GAIDS6A/join If this video feels familiar, its not deja vu. Just over a year ago I published a video about this car, however the information in it was fundamentally flawed, and it has since been unlisted (it can be found here: https://youtu.be/6GzkK9f707w ). This video uses parts of the original script, but large sections have been re-written to fix inaccuracies and better tell the story of this legendary machine. Written by: Fred Knight Edited by: JD Minny ( @jdminny ) Follow automobilistic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automobilistic_yt/ Follow automobilistic on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/automobilistic.com Follow automobilistic on X: https://x.com/_automobilistic Join the automobilistic Discord: https://discord.gg/qrGRPFZjJ6 Sources: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zVVh8urpsOnQSnCR6Ur8fqSCciXRVrLs?usp=sharing