
Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 2 Debis #88 B. Schneider Team Zackspeed DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18

Specifications
- Brand
- Mercedes
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 155913688
- Year
- 1991
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Touring Models
- Vehicle Class
- DTM German Touring
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138759107
About the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 W201 EVO 2 Debis #88 B. Schneider Team Zackspeed DTM 1991 Minichamps 1:18
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:18 diecast Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 EVO2 reproduces Bernd Schneider's #88 Debis Team Zackspeed car from the 1991 DTM season. The sealed body carries the full period livery, a strong entry for a DTM or Mercedes racing collection.
The 190E EVO2's boxy wings and flared arches made it one of DTM's most visually distinctive homologation specials, and Bernd Schneider's early career included seasons behind its wheel.
Diecast Livery Precision on a DTM Homologation Special
This 190E uses a sealed zinc alloy body, letting Minichamps direct its tooling effort toward reproducing the EVO2's dramatic bodywork, from the towering rear wing to the exaggerated fender flares that defined the homologation package. The Debis sponsor livery and Zackspeed team markings sit with sharp, clean registration across the car's angular panels, and the metal casting's weight sets it apart immediately from lighter toy-grade replicas. Since the body doesn't open, the model's full visual impact comes from surface accuracy, and the EVO2's unmistakable aerodynamic silhouette reads clearly from any angle.
The EVO2 and Germany's DTM Golden Era
Mercedes built the 190E 2.5-16 EVO2 specifically to homologate the aerodynamic package needed to compete in DTM's increasingly extreme touring car regulations of the early 1990s. Bernd Schneider, who later became one of DTM's most successful drivers, campaigned this generation of car before his championship years with Mercedes' works program truly took off. The EVO2 remains one of the most recognizable silhouettes from DTM's most visually extreme period, a car built purely to win rather than to sell.
Fitting a DTM Legend into a Collection
At 1:18, the EVO2's wide wings and aggressive stance give it real presence beside other early-1990s DTM machinery, particularly when displayed alongside rival BMW and Audi entries from the same period. Since the body is sealed, this model works well grouped tightly with other cars from the era without needing extra handling space. For a collector tracing Schneider's career or Mercedes' DTM history, this Debis-liveried EVO2 marks a genuinely significant early chapter.















