At the German company HWA, led by Hans Werner Aufrecht (one of the founders of AMG), they certainly aren't wasting any time, as the car hidden behind the name EVO, which represents an exceptional take on the Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II model, has reached the final testing phase.
After already completing tests of the racing EVO version, with which HWA will join companies and teams whose cars will compete in this year's edition of the famous 24 Hours of Nürburgring endurance race, three pre-production prototypes have been prepared in Affalterbach for final "live" testing.
Two cars have gone to northern Sweden, where they face snow and extremely low air temperatures, while the third EVO, which will accumulate fast kilometers under pronounced G-forces, is set to tackle the challenges of hot asphalt in southern Spain.
Testing on the icy north of Europe will help engineers with optimal adjustments to the braking and traction control systems, as HWA has insisted from the first renders that the production EVO will be a car that can be used in all weather conditions, although it seems there won't be many owners who will expose their example (for which they have set aside just over 700,000 euros) to extreme winter conditions.
Regardless, the company HWA (which has long been preparing DTM and GT3 racing cars) remains committed to producing only 100 examples of the EVO.
It was previously announced that under the front hood of the carbon fiber body, based on the body of a standard Mercedes 190 E, will be a twin-turbo V6 engine from the previous generation Mercedes C43/GLC43, which after modifications will deliver 450 horsepower and 550 Nm of maximum torque. More than enough for a weight of just 1,350 kilograms. A manual 6-speed gearbox is responsible for transferring power to the rear axle, and with the optional Performance package, the EVO will exceed 300 km/h.