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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 1 Karcher #77 F. Kreutzpointer Team AMG-Mercedes DTM 1990 Minichamps 1:18

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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 1 Karcher #77 F. Kreutzpointer Team AMG-Mercedes DTM 1990 Minichamps 1:18 155903677 Diecast
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Minichamps reproduces the Karcher-liveried Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO 1 #77, driven by Franz Kreutzpointer for Team AMG-Mercedes in the 1990 DTM season, in 1:18 diecast. The body is a fixed one-piece shell. An early homologation-spec touring car for a DTM collection.
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 1 Karcher #77 F. Kreutzpointer Team AMG-Mercedes DTM 1990 Minichamps 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Mercedes
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
New Model
SKU
155903677
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 1 Karcher #77 F. Kreutzpointer Team AMG-Mercedes DTM 1990 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E EVO 1 reproduces the Karcher #77 entry for Franz Kreutzpointer and Team AMG-Mercedes in the 1990 DTM season. The body is a sealed one-piece shell. An early evolution touring car for a DTM display.

The EVO 1 predates the more radical EVO 2's wide arches and towering wing, giving this car a subtler, closer-to-road-going silhouette that still carried genuine DTM competitiveness in 1990.

How the EVO 1 Diecast Is Built

The zinc alloy body is molded as a single fixed shell, appropriate for the EVO 1's relatively restrained aerodynamic package compared to its EVO 2 successor. Panel lines for the doors, hood and trunk are scribed into the casting rather than hinged, keeping the surface consistent across the Karcher livery's decal work. That livery, with its bold sponsor typography, is tampo-printed onto the shell, and at 1:18 the print holds legible detail on both flanks and the rear deck. The metal's weight lends the model presence without needing an opening-panel gimmick, which suits a subject whose appeal is livery and racing history rather than mechanical showcase.

Team AMG-Mercedes in Transitional DTM

1990 sat in a transitional period for the 190E in DTM, with EVO 1 cars still competitive against early rivals before EVO 2 machinery would raise the aerodynamic stakes further. Franz Kreutzpointer's Karcher-backed entry for Team AMG-Mercedes represents that specific window in the touring car's development. Collectors tracking the 190E's evolution through DTM season by season will find this EVO 1 livery a useful counterpoint to the more dramatically winged EVO 2 cars that followed just a season or two later, rounding out a fuller picture of the car's competitive lifespan.

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