Within the fall of 2023, HWA introduced that it could develop a restomod primarily based on the Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evo2. Now, the German firm is giving extra particulars concerning the unfolding manufacturing means of the automobile that will probably be bought from the tip of 2025 in solely 100 items.
HWA, the racing firm based in 1998 by AMG founder Hans Werner Aufrecht, introduced in November 2023 that it’ll develop its personal automobile: a restomod primarily based on the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2. Solely 100 items will probably be produced and deliveries will begin on the finish of 2025. A yr earlier than deliveries started, HWA revealed details about the manufacturing course of.
HWA Evo retains round 25% of the physique of 190E
It begins with a Mercedes 190E W201 and disassembles the engine, axles, inside, and electronics. Then, the metal physique is checked, cleaned, and strengthened. HWA claims that ultimately, they saved about 25% of the unique bodywork, particularly the middle space with the pillars. The brand new physique is strengthened with a tubular metal construction that performs the position of a roll cage, and the roof is made from carbon fiber to attain a decrease middle of gravity. The entrance impact-absorbing aluminum construction on the entrance is new as is the driveshaft central tunnel construction. The entrance and rear buildings are fitted to the present bodywork the place the entrance, middle, and rear pillars are seen. Lastly, the bodywork is painted with a cathodic dip.
The front-end module within the photograph beneath is made from carbon fiber on the high and aluminum and high-alloy metal on the backside. The engine and the brand new double wishbone suspension are hooked up to this. The entrance and rear modules are then related to the remainder of the bodywork and performance as load-bearing elements.
The brand new drive shaft transmits energy to the rear wheels within the strengthened cardan tunnel. The gearbox is mounted to the rear axle, and the entrance axle has been pushed 50 mm additional ahead to attain a 50-50% weight distribution. The ground is stapled and flat within the entrance and aspect areas to attain a smoother stream of air beneath the automobile.
The entrance and rear axles characteristic KW dampers that may be manually adjusted. The HWA Evo is fitted as customary with manually adjusted KW dampers dampers and Brembo brakes with metal discs. Optionally available KW adaptive dampers electronically adjusted and ceramic disk brakes, additionally provided by Brembo, can be found. The HWA Evo runs on 19-inch wheels with 245/35 R19 tires up entrance and 20-inch wheels with 265/35 R20 tires on the rear. The unique 1990 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo 2 had 17-inch wheels.
Because of the truth that solely the middle space of the physique has been retained and the entrance and rear modules are utterly new, the outside dimensions have modified: the outside size is 4.58 m as a substitute of 4.43 m, the wheelbase is 2.75 m as a substitute of two.67 m, and the width is 1.90 m as a substitute of 1.36 m.
Regardless of of elevated dimensions and use of a V6 bi-turbo as a substitute of a 4-cylinder like within the iconic Evo2, the automobile weights only one,360 kg.
V6 bi-turbo engine modified by HWA
HWA has not but launched detailed engine information however talked about that beneath the hood will probably be a twin-turbo V6 engine that’s modified by HWA. Geared up with dry sump lubrication, the engine is prone to be a 3.0-liter V6 from the Mercedes lineup, which was beneath the hood of assorted Mercedes C, E, and S-Class fashions from 2010 till 2018 when Mercedes switched to the inline-six configuration. HWA’s modified powerplant will ship 450 PS and 550 Nm to the rear axle through a six-speed handbook gearbox and can allow a high velocity restricted to 270 km/hOptionally, an Afflaterbach package deal will probably be accessible, like Porsche’s Weissach package deal, which can enhance engine output to 500 PS and provides a high velocity of 300 km/h.
The Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 was solely accessible in blue-black metallic(paint code 199), with solely the ultimate two vehicles completed in silver, however the HWA Evo will probably be accessible in a way more numerous palette of colours and finishes.
The inside can have digital instrument cluster as a substitute of the analog ones from the Nineties mannequin however the digital expertise will replicate the interval really feel of LED shows from the early Nineties. Clients can seamlessly combine their smartphones to make the most of the EVO’s premium sound system and navigation performance, or alter the show to pick out a digital illustration of the analogue dials fitted to the Mercedes-Benz EVO II.
HWA was planning to equip the HWA Evo with Recaro seats, nevertheless it’s not recognized what’s going to occur after Recaro goes bankrupt.
The unit with chassis quantity 000 was bought at a Sotheby’s public sale on July 27, 2024, for 1.31 million euros. The remaining 99 items will probably be bought for 714,000 euros plus VAT. HWA requires a 30% deposit to order the automobile.
