Jacob Brown on Instagram: "As spotted yesterday, the mintiest of mint W201 190E 2.3. This 8-valve model likely has the Bosch Jetronic fuel injection, making it good for about 130 horsepower. Upon some quick research, these things were in production for 11 years. Today, the usual product cadence for an entry luxury car is around 7 years. Then again, back in the 1980s, people started the decade without over-leveraging credit to support car sales, so fewer cars were sold, and thus, cars didn’t need to be redesigned so quickly. These things were over-engineered to be just as competitive at the end of the 1980s as they were at the very beginning. #latergram"
42 likes, 3 comments - thejacobbrown on April 8, 2018: "As spotted yesterday, the mintiest of mint W201 190E 2.3. This 8-valve model likely has the Bosch Jetronic fuel injection, making it good for about 130 horsepower. Upon some quick research, these things were in production for 11 years. Today, the usual product cadence for an entry luxury car is around 7 years. Then again, back in the 1980s, people started the decade without over-leveraging credit to support car sales, so fewer cars were sold, and thus, cars didn’t need to be redesigned so quickly. These things were over-engineered to be just as competitive at the end of the 1980s as they were at the very beginning. #latergram".