Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 continued………
The gems of 190E was the flat torquey engine which was even more fluid than comparable Bavarian power plant, and remember it is a 4 cylinder engine developed by Cosworth. Obviously Mercedes-Benz had chosen Cosworth for its reputation shoehorning the winning Ford Escort BDA on Rally competition, and ye
The 190E 2.3-16 had less power than similarly priced BMW M535i yet being smaller it had slight edges of power to weight ratio. That said, M535i being a smoother 6 cylinders had less engine’s harshness and accelerated 0.5 seconds quicker into 60 MPH. But the top speed performance was on 190E 2.3-16, piping in a mere 2 mph as it had less aerodynamic drag. Consequently the Merc had better MPG fuel consumption. In any case M535 should have had to compete with 350 SL in terms of performance comparison, but unfortunately the worthy competitor of M3 was not around yet for the next 3 years time. As its basic model the E30 was introduced later in 1986, then E30 M3 on the following year.
Hence the 190E 2.3-16 reigned in for quite some time with no head on competitor, and many customers had to wait the delivery for more than one year on certain regions.
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Based on M10 engine and expanded into multivalve/ twin cam engine by adopting M6/ M5 head design, the 2302 cc capacity of e30 M3 required a mere 7.4 seconds to accelerate to 60 MPH. Yet, 190E had still the higher top speed. As a typical character of most twin cam; M3 also suffers torque deficiency at the 
Unlike 190E 2.3 16, the M3 only share roof and hood of BMW 3 series auto parts with its e30 body. The remaining parts were developed by M Technics specifically for the car. Price was slated at $ 34,800 when was introduced in 1987, the whole total unit production was close to 18,000 units out of which less than 5,000 went to US.
The following year Merc replaced 190E with bigger engine 2.5 16, soon both producers retaliated each other by releasing newer engine with higher output. The tradition was carried forward until 1992 when Mercedes-Benz C class was introduced to replace the aging W201. The war of higher output engine got intense as each newer car received Evolution badge right up into Evo III.
Many owners desire to have her older 1988 BMW M3 modified into 1992 EVO III specs boasting 225 Hp, there is another extreme tuning into 500 Hp by swapping in of 2008 BMW M5 V10 engine. Would you care to imitate yours into such beast? Else just make slight enhancement out of its original spec; here is another superb 1988 BMW M3 from Spokane, Washington.
Which brand is better? It depends on which groups you are belong, as each brand has its own fanatic followers. There are only two choices; Solid engineering vs “Racing” tuning or expensive vs more affordable. Each choice has its own consequences, including but certainly not limited to; Mercedes-Benz reliability vs BMW reliability, residual value and so forth! The 190E had enjoyed more sales; to find out why look at comparison of 1988 BMW M3 Vs 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16.
Non Catalytic conversion engine has more power typically up to 10Hp more; furthermore figures may vary to regional basis. Some figures were sourced from UK tests (comparison to M535) and Wiki.
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