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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #11 K. Thiim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18

Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #11 K. Thiim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155913611
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #11 K. Thiim Guia Race Macau 1991 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This Minichamps 1:18 diecast reproduces the #11 Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II raced by K. Thiim at the 1991 Guia Race in Macau. The homologation-special aero package and touring car livery mark this as a genuine early-1990s racing entry.

The Evo II's flared arches and towering rear wing were built for homologation rules rather than showroom appeal, and this racing livery puts that purposeful aggression to work on track.

Reproducing the Evo II's Homologation Aggression

The Evo II's bodywork carries genuinely extreme aerodynamic addenda for a road-derived touring car, from its deep front splitter to the tall rear wing mounted on struts, and Minichamps translates every one of those flared arches and vents into crisp diecast detail. Racing livery like the #11 scheme is applied with tampo printing, keeping sponsor lettering and number panels flat against the bodywork rather than sitting proud of the paint. Panel gaps around the widened wheel arches stay consistent, a genuine test given how much bodywork this particular car adds over the standard 190E. The stance sits noticeably lower and wider than a road-going Evo II, exactly as period racing regulations demanded.

The Guia Race and This Car's Racing Context

Macau's Guia Race attracted touring car entries from across DTM and related championships through the early 1990s, giving the Evo II a stage well beyond its native German racing series. K. Thiim's presence in the field reflects the strength of the touring car grids of that era, when manufacturers pushed homologation specials to genuinely extreme limits. For a collection built around DTM-era touring cars or Mercedes motorsport history, this Macau entry adds a documented race rather than a generic Evo II tribute livery, giving the shelf a real story behind the paint scheme.

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