BMW has revived the hallowed CSL identify for the primary time in almost twenty years for a extremely strung and stripped-back new variant of the M4 coupé – arriving precisely 50 years for the reason that legendary 3.0 CSL was launched.
Priced from £128,820, the BMW M4 CSL can be restricted to 1000 items – simply 100 of which is able to come to the UK – and is extra highly effective than any BMW M3 or M4 variant but produced, gaining an influence enhance of 40bhp over the present range-topping BMW M4 Competitors.
It is stated to be the quickest BMW highway automotive to lap the Nürburgring, with a time of 7min 15.677sec.
Energy comes from the acquainted B58 twin-turbocharged straight-six engine, which has been tuned to provide 542bhp at 6250rpm and 479lb ft of torque at 2750rpm, shaving the 0-62mph dash time barely to three.7sec, and the 0-124mph time to 10.7sec.
As in the usual M4, energy is managed by an eight-speed M Steptronic gearbox, which sends energy to the rear wheels solely.
Shorn of its rear seats and with a raft of different weight-saving measures, the brand new M4 CSL drops round 100kg in weight from the usual M4 to tip the scales at 1625kg – simply 40kg greater than the hardcore GTS variant of the previous-generation M4.
Round 21kg has been saved with modifications to the chassis, together with the addition of light-weight ceramic brakes and bespoke lightened alloy wheels, springs and struts. The bonnet lid, in the meantime, is now made from carbonfibre-reinforced plastic.
Inside, M carbonfibre bucket seats reduce the general weight by 24kg, whereas the removing of the rear seats and seatbelts saves an extra 21kg.
With these changes in thoughts, the M4 CSL achieves a power-to-weight ratio of 334bhp per tonne – solely barely lower than that of the Porsche 911 GT3.
Underneath the pores and skin, the M4 CSL advantages from quite a few adjustments for improved dynamic efficiency. Adaptive suspension is included as customary, whereas the trip top has been lowered by 8mm for improved aerodynamics. A pair of 19in wheels characteristic on the entrance and 20in wheels on the rear.
The CSL additionally incorporates a composition of solid aluminium front-end strut braces, with individually-tuned axle kinematics, dampers, auxiliary springs, anti-roll bars and bespoke tuned wheel cambers, and drivers can tailor the CSL’s grip ranges with a ten-stage traction management system which caters to differing monitor surfaces and tyre temperatures.
