MERCEDES-BENZ W201 190E (1982-1992)
ercedes was one of the market leaders in large and medium-sized saloons, but until the early 1980s it was missing a smaller model. In the wake of the Energy Crisis of the 1970s came an increased appetite for such a car – a smaller, lightweight executive saloon that could challenge offerings from the likes of BMW. These were uncharted waters for Mercedes, and so it made a colossal investment of $600 million over an eight-year development period, resulting in the W201. The engineering that went into
