This superb DTM tribute options fashionable M133 energy and timeless appears to be like from what was as soon as a well-used Mercedes 190E.
The late Eighties into the early Nineties have been a good time to be a racing fan in Europe due to the emergence of Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), a grand touring sequence that featured some really iconic autos. These machines have been really leading edge by way of their expertise and the engineering that went into them, the competitors was fairly fierce, and the automobiles appeared very like those we might purchase proper off the showroom flooring, minus the liveries and lack of facilities, in fact. And that’s exactly what impressed the oldsters at FCP Euro to rework this W201 Mercedes 190E that got here from Fb Market into a correct DTM-inspired golden period racer.
When it got here time to choose a powerplant for this tribute automotive, the group at FCP sourced a turbocharged 2.0 L M133 inline-four cylinder powerplant from a GLA45 AMG, a job that isn’t fairly as simple because it sounds. FCP needed to fabricate its personal engine mounts after which modified the engine’s format from transverse to longitudinal earlier than including a customized wiring harness, Volvo C30 air-to-air intercooler, and a Motec M141 ECU to the combo, which resulted in an output of 400 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque.
That energy flows to the wheels by way of a 716.6 six-speed handbook transmission fitted with a customized flywheel and Tilton twin-disc clutch, in addition to a Driveshaft Store customized carbon fiber driveshaft and an OS Giken Tremendous Lock limited-slip differential fitted with 3.46 gears and customized axles. Suspension sensible, FCP went with Bilstein Clubsport coilovers, C63 AMG entrance knuckles, Floor Management rear hyperlinks, and a BMW E46 M3 steering rack, whereas braking is dealt with by C63 AMG Brembo six-piston calipers up entrance and four-pistons within the rear.
In fact, this Mercedes 190E DTM tribute additionally has to look the half, and it actually does, due to the addition of a Vuik Motorsport EVO II widebody package, Rotiform R113 18×9-inch wheels, Kumho Ecsta V730 tires, and the piece de resistance – Schaeffler livery utilized by way of a vinyl wrap. This superb machine is actually gorgeous in each regard, and as we will see on this video, additionally fairly the monster on the observe. For these of us that grew up watching these unimaginable automobiles do battle on the observe, it additionally conjures up some fond reminiscences of that specific bygone period of motorsport, too.
Images: FCP Euro
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