Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

In a story about the W201, no.
Fascinating car the C111, but an entirely different proposition to the 190E 2.3-16.

Wasn't the C111 (the diesel one) the first car that merc decided to use to push the marque as one that was a world record setter/breaker. So I'd think that to give the story some back ground and history of Merc heading in to the foray.