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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 W201 Team Snobeck #12 A. Cudini DTM 1989 Minichamps 1:18

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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 W201 Team Snobeck #12 A. Cudini DTM 1989 Minichamps 1:18 155893612 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 recreates Team Snobeck's #12 car driven by A. Cudini in the 1989 DTM season. A genuine touring car homologation special for a German motorsport collection.
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 W201 Team Snobeck #12 A. Cudini DTM 1989 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155893612
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 W201 Team Snobeck #12 A. Cudini DTM 1989 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: This 1:18 Minichamps diecast Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 reproduces Team Snobeck's #12 DTM entry driven by A. Cudini in 1989. Diecast livery replica of a homologation special built to compete in Germany's touring car championship, finished with period sponsor graphics.

The 190E EVO 1 exists because Mercedes needed a road-legal base to go DTM racing, and this diecast focuses squarely on that competition version rather than the standard saloon.

Reproducing Team Snobeck's #12 Livery

Racing liveries from this DTM era carry dense sponsor graphics across the bonnet, doors, and boot, and clean, sharp tampo printing is what separates a convincing race replica from a smudged approximation. Minichamps applies the Team Snobeck scheme directly to the zinc alloy body, preserving the sharp #12 numbering and sponsor logos that a decal alone can struggle to render precisely at 1:18. The EVO 1's subtle aerodynamic addenda over the standard 190E, including its front splitter and rear spoiler, are reproduced accurately, since those additions were homologated specifically for competition and define the car's more purposeful stance. Wheel and brake detail sit at the tier typical of this range, with the emphasis placed on livery accuracy.

Collecting DTM's Golden Era

Late-1980s DTM produced some of the most fiercely contested touring car racing in Europe, and a documented driver and team pairing like Cudini's Snobeck car gives this model genuine competition provenance rather than a generic racing paint scheme. It sits naturally alongside other period 190E and BMW M3 DTM liveries, building a picture of a specific season's grid rather than an isolated curiosity. For collectors following German touring car history, this piece anchors that era with a specific, identifiable entry rather than a placeholder livery.

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