Although this is the first BMW CSL in 20 years and has a huge amount of optimized track settings to talk about, this is also the G82 M4. Modified. So let’s first understand what it looks like …
Yes, there are yellow lights in front; similar to the M5 CS, this new M4 gets BMW laser lights as standard. This is perhaps the least controversial part of it. Because, yes, it’s also red stripes for the new (1.2 kg lighter) carbon lid and for the kidney bars (also now 500 grams lighter with fewer strips) and for the badge. Which probably won’t be as popular as racing-style lights, not least with the red, which goes for the thicker ‘CSL’ front splitter. And there is much more besides …
There are more red accents on the side (Alpine White and Sapphire Black will be available with Frozen Brooklyn Gray in the photo), CSL-specific wheels, carbon roof with red accents, a great integrated spoiler like M3 CSL and four huge tubes for the titanium muffler. Note also the new taillights, also laser – “all light functions use LED modules, while the covers have complex light strands woven into them, illuminated by laser technology” – and are said to be the first for a production car. In principle, CSL will not be mistaken for an old M4 race, whether front or rear, during the day or at night. Which, given what 100 UK buyers will be asked to pay for the privilege of owning one, can only be a good thing.
But there is much more to CSL than lasers and red bits. The numbers in the titles are powerful, this new M4 is nothing short of the fastest car track ever created by BMW. The power of the S58 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six-cylinder is up to 550 hp, which means 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds and 190mph. Meanwhile, the weight has been reduced by 100 kg compared to the standard Comp to 1625 kg, and the lap time at the Nurburgring is 7: 15,677 – which puts it in context in the same park as the Lexus LFA Nurburgring and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. The official notarized time of CSL will be 7: 20.207, the number of laps of 12.943 miles – still faster than the Jaguar XE Project 8, interestingly, which shows 7:23, if a little further than 992 GT3, which BMW will inevitably make a comparison with. Sneaked in less than seven minutes at 6: 59.93.
As the CSL tradition dictates, BMW went to the city with its weight loss program. And left it still quite heavy, some will argue – but still great modifications. This is now a two-seater M4, with the removal of the rear bench eliminating 21 kg. These amazing carbon front buckets save another 24 kg, while another 21 kg have disappeared thanks to these lighter wheels, standard ceramic brakes and CSL-specific springs and struts. The transition to lighter sound insulation reduces another 15 kilograms, the titanium bits on the muffler cost 4 kg, the CFRP body deducts another 5 kg and four more have undergone changes to the grille, taillights, mats (!) And air conditioning. control.
Elsewhere, the car moves 8 mm lower than standard, with auxiliary springs on both axles to “improve road contact in dynamic situations”. A new bracket under the hood obviously aims to increase the rigidity of the structure, as the engine and transmission are mounted more rigidly than standard. The front axle has been modified to allow for additional negative tilt (encouraging given how well the Comp already responds to the steering inputs), and the rear axle now takes advantage of spherical hinges in place of rubber supports for the subframe and control arms. the wheel carrier.
If that doesn’t sound serious enough, BMW has also attached the subframe to the body without any tires, which he says is good for stability. Traction control has also been changed, now the responsibility is to control the engine, not the DSC, which BMW says allows “engine power to be adjusted with extreme sensitivity when accelerating on slippery surfaces”. The standard tire is a Michelin Cup 2R, 275 sections at the front (with 19-inch wheels) and 285 at 20-inch wheels at the rear, reflecting the standard size of the wheels. A less focused tire option will be provided.
Inside the CSL is familiar from the M4, at least from the B-pillar forward, where the single pairs of seats are. There is more Alcantara and more carbon, as befits a special chain, a bit of CSL embroidery and a few M tricolor seat belts that you may want to change for belts immediately. But the M4 is recognizable, which is not a bad thing, up to the Head-up Display, M Drift Analyzer and the standard automatic transmission lever.
BMW will build 1,000 units of its flagship model, with the UK receiving 10% of the production cycle. Interestingly, these 100 cars are available to order now – or at least some of them – at a price of £ 128,820. Which is about £ 50,000 more than the M4 Competition. Stunning, yes, but also the CSL tradition – remember the noise when the M3 CSL won almost £ 20,000 more than the standard E46 for another 17 hp?
No doubt the GT3 will be mentioned again at this point, but it is worth remembering that you will need another £ 100,000 above the asking price of BMW – yes, seriously – to secure one of them right now. Hell, even a real M3 CSL isn’t much less money. BMW has not specified an exact date for the launch and delivery of the M4 CSL, but we can certainly expect it at some point in the year of the 50th anniversary. If we were betting on men, N24 and / or the Speed Festival would seem like the perfect place to start …
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