Mercedes-Benz W201

Mercedes-Benz W201 (190, 190 E, 190 D)
1987 190E 2.6 (Australia)
Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler-Benz
Production	September 1982 – May 1993 1,874,668 produced[1]
Assembly	Germany: Bremen; Sindelfingen Poland: Jelcz-Laskowice[citation needed] Thailand: Thonburi (TAAP)
Designer	Peter Pfeiffer Bruno Sacco (1979)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact executive car (D)
Body style	4-door saloon
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 1.8 – 2.3 L M102 8V I4 2.3 – 2.5 L M102 16V I4 2.6 – 3.2 L M103 I6 Diesel: 2.0 – 2.2 L OM601 I4 2.5 L OM602 I5 2.5 L OM602 turbo I5
Transmission	4-speed manual 5-speed manual 4-speed 4G-Tronic automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,665 mm (104.9 in)
Length	1982–88: 4,420 mm (174.0 in) 1988–93: 4,448 mm (175.1 in)
Width	1982–88: 1,678 mm (66.1 in) 1988–93: 1,690 mm (66.5 in)
Height	1982–88: 1,390 mm (54.7 in) 1988–93: 1,375 mm (54.1 in)
Curb weight	1,110–1,300 kg (2,447–2,866 lb)
Chronology
Successor	Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W202)

The Mercedes-Benz W201 is the internal designation for the Mercedes 190 series sedans, a range of front-engine, rear drive, five passenger, four-door sedans manufactured over a single generation, from 1982 to 1993 as the company's first compact class automobile.

Designed by Bruno Sacco, head of styling at Mercedes-Benz from 1975 to 1999, the W201 debuted at the 1982 Paris Motor Show. Manufactured in both Bremen and Sindelfingen, Germany, production reached 1,879,629 over its eleven-year model life.^[1]

The W201 introduced a 5-link rear suspension subsequently used in E and C class models, front and rear anti-roll bars, anti-dive and anti-squat geometry—as well as airbags, ABS brakes and seatbelt pretensioners. Its extensive use of light-weight high-strength steel enabled it to withstand a concrete barrier offset crash at 35 mph (56 km/h) without serious passenger injury or cabin deformation.

Mercedes introduced a performance variant, marketed as the 190 E 2.3-16V, at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show.