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Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 W201 Blue Black Metallic AUTOart 1:18

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Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 W201 Blue Black Metallic AUTOart 1:18 76122 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 reproduces the 1987 Cosworth-developed W201 saloon in blue black metallic. This used example has opening doors and bonnet; the box shows traces of storage though the model itself is unaffected. A homologation-era German saloon for a modern classics display.
Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 W201 Blue Black Metallic AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
76122
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 W201 Blue Black Metallic AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 W201 comes in blue black metallic, with opening doors and bonnet. This used model comes with a box showing traces of storage, reproducing the Cosworth-developed saloon Mercedes built to go touring car racing.

The 190E 2.3-16 looks like an unassuming compact saloon until the specification sheet is read, and that gap between quiet looks and serious engineering is exactly why it belongs in a well-considered German car collection.

AUTOart's Diecast Approach to the W201's Understated Shape

The zinc alloy body carries genuine weight for a compact saloon of this size, and the doors and bonnet open, giving access to the four-cylinder engine bay Cosworth helped develop and a cabin trimmed with period-correct simplicity. Blue black metallic is a demanding colour to cast well, since dark metallics can look flat under poor lighting, and here the finish shows real flake depth under a display lamp, letting the W201's crisp shoulder line and subtle bootlid spoiler register clearly rather than dissolving into a uniform dark shape.

A Homologation Saloon With Cosworth Engineering

Mercedes developed the 2.3-16 with input from Cosworth specifically to homologate a competitive touring car for the German racing series of the mid-1980s, fitting a sixteen-valve head and subtle aerodynamic addenda to an otherwise conservative W201 body. That homologation purpose is why the car looks so restrained despite its performance, the brief was to build a fast saloon that did not draw undue attention, and the model's understated bootlid spoiler and discreet badging reflect exactly that philosophy. It sits well alongside other 1980s homologation specials from rival German manufacturers, where the contrast between plain looks and serious underpinnings is the whole point of the display.

Displaying a Used Cosworth Mercedes

This copy is a used example, and its box shows traces of storage rather than anything affecting the model itself. Given the opening doors and bonnet, checking both settle correctly before display is worthwhile. Placed among other 1980s performance saloons, it works best as the quiet, serious car in the row, the one that rewards a collector who actually knows what they are looking at rather than one chasing obvious drama.

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