The Mercedes-Benz 190E will return to top-flight motorsport in 2026 when German engineering agency HWA enters its new Evo into the Nürburgring 24 Hours.
It is going to marketing campaign two examples of the Evo, which was impressed by Mercedes’ 190E DTM racer and the homologation particular that it spawned, into the race’s SP-X class for particular automobiles.
It has but to element how extensively modified these vehicles will likely be, however they seem to stay visually trustworthy to the unique DTM vehicles, with a low and wide-set stance, turbofan-style wheels and minimal aerodynamic modifications from the street automotive.
The Evo is powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6 provided by Mercedes and mated to a handbook gearbox. This produced 443bhp and 405lb ft of torque in its commonplace configuration, however an elective pack ups the ability to 493bhp.
The bodywork is comprised of fibreglass composite and is barely extra aggressive than that fitted to the authentic Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II, drawing extra intently from the DTM racers. Its kerb weight is rated at 1360kg.
A driver line-up for the race has but to be introduced, however HWA mentioned testing will likely be carried out by Roland Asch and Klaus Ludwig, who each drove the unique 190E within the DTM within the early Nineteen Nineties.
Certainly, Ludwig drove the Sonax and Hugo Boss-sponsored automotive from which HWA has drawn heavy inspiration for its personal livery.
The dedication to a motorsport programme brings the Evo full circle, on condition that HWA – established by AMG co-founder Hans Werner Aufrecht and based mostly in Affalterbach – has lengthy supported AMG’s sporting actions.
Its earlier initiatives embody constructing the road-going model of Mercedes’ CLK GTR, working Mercedes’ DTM race programme and creating the Mercedes-AMG GT3.
