German race shop HWA recreates one of the wildest looking Mercedes-Benz sedans ever built.
was, by far, the wildest looking sports sedan ever produced by a mainstream German automaker. Designed and engineered as a homologation special to boost the 190E’s competitiveness in touring car racing, the EVO II boasted, in addition to its 2.
Additional bracing and strengthening elements are incorporated in what’s left of the original body structure to further increase torsional stiffness. In philosophy and execution, the process is virtually identical to that developed by HWA to turn a regular Mercedes-AMG GT into aUnder the hood of the HWA EVO will be an HWA-massaged version of the 3.0-liter M276 twin-turbo V-6 that has powered various Mercedes-Benz cars and SUVs since 2010 and has just been superseded across the range by the 3.
A V-8 was then considered, von Schöning says, but as the 190E is a relatively small car it would have been difficult to package. Opting for the V-6 meant the engine, which drives the rear wheels via a rear-mounted six-speed manual transaxle transmission, could be positioned behind the front axle center line.
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