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From the golden era of the DTM

• the last DTM car built on a steel body shell chassis 
• one of six raced C-Class DTM chassis in 1994
• fresh out of mechanical restoration
• fully documented history

In 1994, Mercedes-Benz signaled a new beginning with the introduction of its latest model. Following the 1993 DTM championship loss, the new C-Class replaced the 190E (Type W 201) as the factory vehicle. The loss to newcomer Alfa Romeo, who won the title with a six-cylinder engine, all-wheel drive, and driver Nicola Larini, represented a significant setback, concluding the season with a score of 261 to 204 points after eleven DTM weekends. Mr. Asch was the only competitor who was able to maintain a relatively close pace, ultimately finishing in second place overall. The 190, which was first introduced in the DTM in 1986 with its four-cylinder, four-valve engine, was no longer competitive. The new C-Class (Type W 202), introduced to the global market in autumn 1993, was developed in parallel with a racing version for Class 1, becoming the new flagship. The six factory drivers, including Roland Asch, switched to the six-cylinder car, which is officially rated at 430 hp.

Roland Asch and Bernd Schneider are competing with an innovative „flip-flop“ paint finish from Standox. Depending on how the sun shines, the two „silver arrows“, which are no longer silver, shine in different hues.

Roland Asch finished the 1994 DTM season with an impressive 6th place overall. His fellow Mercedes driver, Klaus Ludwig, secured the championship title in an AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM. Notably, four of the top six positions in the championship were claimed by Mercedes C-Class DTM cars.

In the following DTM year, 1995 the young driver Bernd Mayländer was provided with the chassis RS 94 211 with the race number #23. The second season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen-Meisterschaft, the last before the transition to the ITC, or International Touring Car Championship, went without interruption.

Bernd Mayländer finished the 1995 DTM season in 20th place and the ITC season in 19th place overall. Bernd Schneider, driving an AMG Mercedes C-Class DTM, won both championships that year. Mercedes Benz won the constructors‘ championship ahead of Alfa Romeo and Opel.

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