While it is admittedly (and literally) butt ugly, the MercedesShop site owners loved the handling of the C230 coupe, which seems the closest in the current lineup to the 190 16V IMHO.
Sports Coupe pics
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John
2003 Firemist Red/grey leather SL 500
2015 Palladium Silver/black mbtex GLK 350
1987 Smoke Silver/burgundy mbtex 300E Sportline (SOLD)
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