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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #7 Team AMG K. Thiim DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18

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Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #7 Team AMG K. Thiim DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18 155913607 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II carries Klaus Thiim's #7 Team AMG DTM livery from 1991. A homologation-special touring car built for the era's toughest German racing series, cast in metal with full sponsor graphics for display collectors.
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #7 Team AMG K. Thiim DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18
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Brand
Mercedes
Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
155913607
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About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO II W201 #7 Team AMG K. Thiim DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18

TL;DR: Minichamps reproduces Klaus Thiim's #7 Team AMG Mercedes 190E EVO II in 1:18 diecast, capturing the car's 1991 DTM livery. The EVO II's aggressive aero package translates well to scale, and the diecast build suits collectors building a German touring car shelf.

Thiim's #7 machine ran during the DTM's most technically extreme period, when Mercedes and its rivals pushed homologation rules toward near race-only aerodynamics on a road-legal shell.

Minichamps' Diecast Approach to the 190E EVO II

The EVO II's wide rear wing and flared arches give a diecast sculptor plenty to work with, and Minichamps renders the bodywork with crisp panel lines around the box arches, a shape that reads correctly from across a shelf. The zinc alloy body gives the model real heft, and the printed sponsor graphics sit cleanly rather than looking like a decal applied off-register, a common weak point on lower-tier touring car replicas. Doors typically open on this line, revealing a simplified cockpit with roll cage detailing appropriate to the price tier. The wheels carry period-correct touring car proportions, and the ride height sits low, matching the EVO II's homologation-mandated stance. Where this model earns its keep is in the graphics accuracy: team liveries from this DTM era carried dense sponsor decals, and getting the registration correct across the door, wing, and hood is what separates a faithful reproduction from a generic touring car casting.

The EVO II's Place in DTM History

The 190E EVO II was Mercedes' answer to an escalating aerodynamics arms race in the DTM, a homologation special built in limited numbers so the roof spoiler, front splitter, and rear wing could legally race on Saturdays. Team AMG fielded several of these cars across the 1991 season, and the #7 entry represents one of the manufacturer's frontline efforts in a grid packed with BMW and Audi rivals running similarly extreme aerodynamic packages. For a collector building a DTM shelf, the EVO II sits at the technical peak of the touring car formula before the series moved toward the Class 1 regulations of the mid-1990s. Displayed at 1:18, the wing and splitter combination gives the model real shelf presence next to smaller-scale touring cars, and pairing several EVO II liveries from the same season shows how differently teams treated an identical homologation shell. That's the appeal of this generation: one chassis, dozens of legitimate factory and privateer liveries to chase.

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