BMW’s M department is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The final highlight of the anniversary is a new edition of the 3.0 CSL, 50 of which will be built.
The 3.0 CSL, produced between 1971 and 1975, is one of the legendary models in BMW’s long car history. Now it comes to the limited new edition based on the M4 Coupé. As a 3.0 CSL, however, this basis was modified and trimmed for more dynamics, and the weight was reduced. BMW wants to produce 50 copies. The heart of the 3.0 CSL is the three-liter straight-six known from the M4 Competition, whose performance has been increased to 560 hp. The power is transmitted via a manual six-speed transmission with shift assistant to the rear axle, which is equipped with a limited-slip differential. The lightweight construction measures include various body parts made of CFRP, titanium rear silencers or carbon bucket seats. Instead of a back seat, the rear area offers storage with two helmet compartments. In addition, there are ceramic brake discs with a diameter of 40 centimeters at the front and 38 centimeters at the rear, which are gripped by red-painted brake calipers with six pistons (at the front). BMW does not name any performance figures for the 3.0 CSL. The special model, which probably weighs around 1.6 tons, should do the sprint to 100 in around four seconds and crack the 300 mark. The figures for the 550 hp M4 CSL with eight-speed automatic transmission are 3.7 seconds and 307 km/h.
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