Reviving The Golden Era of DTM w/ This Mercedes 190e "Evo II"

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[@fcpeuro]

Alright Larry... when are you going to come back East and get an arm workout in this thing? You have from now until then to prep mentally and physically to embrace the Golden Era 😁

[@markstevens7709]

I want to be Larry

[@markstevens7709]

Currently in the works of building my 190 and this is so inspiring and helpful, thank you!

[@fcpeuro]

no worries- we have a full 6 episode build series on the car over on our channel if you ever need more info!@@markstevens7709

[@markstevens7709]

@@fcpeuro oh I’ve watched the series a time or two now no doubt haha, one of my favorites! Not many people that break this process down or are able to pull off doing it properly like how you guys have

[@TerranDL]

love old school DTM, love that larry is giving it some coverage

[@yournotmymaster8492]

I had 2 86 and a 1987 black on black 5-speed 2.3 l dual overhead beautiful cars damn I miss them

[@kenmeri5832]

As a fellow mercedes racer, what you said in the beginning about there not being any information on how to build these things is painfully true. But thats also part of the fun, and makes every build unique. Cool car!

[@christopherc7075]

I was really lucky to see this irl, and its just as cool in-person. Also, the FCP Euro guys and Larry himself were super kind. 😊

[@alexanderjones6383]

The documentation on this build was so inspiring. I am stealing a bunch of their problem solving with the steering setup on my R129. I feel it when Nate mentions that nobody is modifying older Mercs in the states. I find that to be 100% accurate. Perhaps his conclusion is correct because they didn't send manual transmissions or LSD in the rear here in the States.

[@sprintermaximus]

Love me some old DTM. BTCC etc, all the best fun back in the day. This and the 850 Wagen build are awesome. Great to feature these Larry.

[@andreasweber7828]

Basically we’re talking about my childhood, my heroes and my affection about EVO II‘s and the E30 M3‘s. Great times. Btw, a great source of knowledge is Jean Pierre Zimmer ( Motoren Zimmer ) in Germany . He not only is an expert servicing and repairing AMG‘s but he’s also racing his own EVO II in the DTM classic series in Germany . He also has a YT channel . Look him up

[@MX304]

That is perfection!

[@mikej.3429]

I loved it to watch the DTM back these days as a child and it makes me smile each time I see such a car today!

[@AnDrEw122100]

Those wheels are dope . Love the old school dtm cars .

[@16vPete]

One of the coolest builds, ever. I met this dude at Road Atlanta for the IMSA MPC finale in 2022, super nice guy. Great video!

[@jcbonly]

That shifter clicking mechanical sound is magic.

[@BurtSampson]

190e evo 2 is my all time favorite race car. It's absolutely perfect looking.

[@aaronbrook225]

Super sweet.... Got to love that era of boxy European touring cars, the Alfa 155 was my favourite.

[@MickeyMishra]

Blows a Mind away when thinking about just how cool it was to be working in the Racing Factory teams back then. It was All Adrenaline and all of the time! The Boosted cars were MASSIVE lag factories that would END YOU if you did not time the Apex right. And as much as I like the new Metal & carbon Fiber? The old steel & fiberglass sure hits the spot every time.

[@markthibault8579]

Rad build. Would be cool to see some in-car footage of it going through the gears. That said, the pure intake honk of the original Cossie-powered ones cannot be beat.

[@clueless4085]

I was lucky enough to see this car in person a few weeks ago. Pictures and video don't do it justice. Its just stunning.

[@Will_14_years_ago]

Thank you so much for building this!!!!! Although mine us built on the heavy side i could not resist the power of the 606 diesel. I feel as though before im done 2 of the six cylinders will be in the cockpit to gwt the weight transfefed. I wanted a k series under the hood bad but i had to keep it german. Old german tech that is.

[@Slimon20s]

This is a another dope car. I used to watch these race on tv.

[@KSwapTheWorld69]

I actually just heard about DTM on Albons channel good shit Larry!

[@obsidian00]

DTM (and then Rally) was my first intro into the racing world...

[@nickay2549]

such a sick car and a nice fella! Love his passion

[@antxiety]

i literally just saw a video of this car's building process

[@antxiety]

also i'm glad to know there's a kit to make it look like an evo. hoping to get something like this one day !

[@mattw5536]

That's so cool! Love that

[@j.glasshaus]

Got the website for the evo kit by chance? I’m also doing a DTM build

[@sab3754]

Great video about an Amazing build. Idk if its something else but the right side strut tower looks like its cracked? Show at 9:52

[@Waneta90]

you guys really need to get the 2 small wings that belongs to the rear spoiler. like for real

[@W1LL936]

I never had the opportunity to watch the golden era of dtm. Does anyone have any recommendations where i can rewatch races from back then?

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

Excuse me, I'd like to join you in this request.

[@cvillalobos27]

The channel of @DTMEnthusiast. Also @DavideCironi's channel has wonderful documentaries about the Alfa 155 on DTM

[@mochabear88]

cool

[@avmelidor]

Fcp Euro rocks

[@gustavofigueiredo1798]

I noticed that coolant reservoir seemed fammiliar... My 1.0L VW shitb... Um, econobox has that... Race car!

[@Guilherme81]

Quarter of a million car?! lol Dude. The Evo goes at around 450K already!

[@appelflapdrol]

This DEFINITELY needs yellow headlights

[@raitshots]

😎🤙💯👍

[@obeynemo]

Don’t care if it’s a replica, 190 evo 2 is amazing..

[@BillThePleaser]

The first mark / Evo 1 version of the 190 Cosworth is pretty readily available for 15K-25K. Nearly identical to the Evo 2 except with the body kit we all know and love as in the video. I get it if they were trying to build it a different way, but it’s weird that he didn’t even mention the mark 1 Cossie you could just add the Evo2/DTM body kit to. Pretty common build. Also seems weird for a 190 Cossie to not have a dog leg manual.

[@dizzinessman7910]

You're thinking about the regular 2.3 16v and 2.5 16v Cosworth not the evo 1, evo 1 and evo 2 are limited production car. Only 502 of each were ever made, and they both run over 6 figures.

[@BillThePleaser]

@@dizzinessman7910 My mistake. You are correct. Regardless, still a lot closer to anything resembling a DTM car than this for pretty much the same reasons.

[@jessevasquez2774]

My neighbor just sold his. For $1000 bucks it was blk on blk in good condition.

[@hdoglesby]

3:37 😂😂😂

[@piakleros]

hahahhaha is that a supraaa!!!!!

[@enhriii]

kit car

[@drb996]

It makes me so angry that Mercedes is now just a glorified status symbol nowadays 😢 Take me back in time! ❤

[@nololol]

how much did you gets get it for? hhahahahahahahaa

[@Carbonarars]

100mm to high the w201

[@juancarlosmuniz8865]

18’s? No they ran 17’s

[@zachogdahl210]

No they ran 18s on the evo 1 and 2. The homologation cars had 17s iirc. Dtm allowed you to run 2" larger diameter than factory size.

[@freakattack9616]

People sleep on 190Es.

[@eedesign878]

Those DTM engines revved to 12 000rpm or more and had around 500-520 horsepower from 2.5 liter naturally aspirated engines. They were as advanced as Formula 1 engines with pneumatic valvetrain, 3 injectors per cylinder et cetera, that in a sub 1000kg total weight. Sorry boy but it really is not the same, looks great surely, but performance has nothing same. A real DTM car would be long gone in timeframe of 2 corners.

[@zachogdahl210]

Your a bit off the mark. The s14 and the 2.5 16v were never that advanced. Both engines had a redline of 9500, had standard valvesprings and only had two injectors per cylinder. (One in the stock ports and one spraying into the trumpet) The cosworth engine had vvt as well though which was very cool at the time. They made about 360 hp. They arent super fast by todays standards and with modern tech you could easily build a comparable car. i feel like fcp did an excellent job with this car i just would have personally picked a different engine.

[@user-mk5er1ks1w]

The supra past by😅

[@Kooldood.]

No drive ? Wack

[@aaronmcconnell9369]

Absolutely awesome!

[@komamix]

Fuuuuuuuggg