The three.0 CSL was the spotlight of BMW M’s 50^th anniversary celebrations in 2022 as a contemporary revival of the three.0 CSL E9. Solely 50 items have been ever produced for a rumored price ticket of €750,000, subsequently making it the costliest new BMW in historical past. One of many vehicles was subsequently offered for over €1 million and there’s one other one up for grabs in case you’re keen to half with €1.25 million.

Deliveries began within the first months of 2023 and ended later the identical yr in October. Hooked up on the backside, a brand new video reveals us the final of the breed, the 50/50 instance. It has Monaco plates and a left-hand-drive configuration, though a handful of those vehicles have been constructed with a right-hand-drive format. BMW offered these autos with a hard and fast specification since all had an Alpine White uni paint job with an M livery on the Batmobile-esque physique sitting on centerlock wheels. Sooner or later, we hope to see that lovely kidney grille on common fashions.

Very like the M4 CSL upon which it was based mostly, the three.0 CSL rolled off from the manufacturing unit strictly as a two-seater coupe with rear-wheel drive. It makes use of the identical “S58” engine however BMW M massaged the twin-turbo inline-six to extract a further 10 horsepower. At 560 hp, the ultra-rare efficiency machine options probably the most potent six-cylinder engine fitted to a street-legal BMW/M automotive.

An even bigger distinction between the 2 CSLs is the adoption of a six-speed guide transmission to interchange the eight-speed computerized. Including the clutch pedal and a stick shift meant BMW needed to downgrade torque by 100 Nm (74 lb-ft) to 550 Nm (404 lb-ft) to verify the 6MT remained dependable over time. As to how a lot this could’ve turn out to be an actual downside given how house owners are unlikely to drive the vehicles that usually, we’ll by no means know.

This remaining 3.0 CSL has coated 831 kilometers (516 miles) because it was delivered a number of months in the past. We wager it will stay one of many few movies permitting us to see the last word M4 in motion since most vehicles will spend the higher a part of their lives in climate-controlled garages.

Though it’s a contemporary tackle an iconic automotive, the three.0 CSL isn’t a hardcore particular version for purists since you continue to have iDrive, a wi-fi charging pad, AC, and all of the facilities of a automotive in-built 2023. The dashboard has been largely carried over from the 4 Sequence Coupe (G22) and its M4 Coupe (G82) counterpart earlier than the transition to the newest infotainment system. Given the exorbitant price ticket, it will’ve made extra sense to develop a very bespoke cabin, however sadly that wasn’t the case.

Regardless of its downsides, the three.0 CSL was a success as BMW had no points with discovering 50 patrons for its restyled M4 CSL with three pedals.

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