We're not sure what to believe anymore. A bit over a year ago, reports surfaced that BMW was planning a successor to the E90-generation M3 CSL, a highly coveted, track-focused version of its ...

It may only have gained 17bhp but it sounds like 50, and it feels like it too, partly because BMW’s engineers managed to trim a massive 110kg from the stock M3, bringing the CSL in under 1400kg.

Luckily for some, BMW released a special edition of the M3 in 2004 that would be the next best thing. The CSL, or Coupé Sport ...

I was disappointed that BMW had switched to a four-door M3 at ... you might fall out of your chair learning that the M3 E46 CSL only weighed 3,053 lb (1,385 kg). However, standards in the ...

It seems BMW has figured out that people will pay more for increased agility that doesn't necessarily include monster horsepower. Now that we know the M3 CSL will always have a place in the Bimmer ...

The BMW M3 CSL sounds like nothing else I’ve driven. Its baritone blare builds to a surround-sound DTM howl as air is sucked ...

Even for a company that employs so many people rocking fast footwear, BMW Motorsport’s launch of a lightweight E46 M3 back in 2003 – the now iconic and appreciating CSL – was big news.

in the M3 CS and M4 CSL. The S58 in today’s M3 CS makes 542 hp Whatever BMW M ends up extracting from the ICE M3’s inline six, it will still be far less powerful than the EV, though that will ...

The M3 CSL’s engine has a few tricks of its own ... One of the things that holds the CSL back is its gearbox. It uses BMW’s second-generation SMG automated six-speed manual, so the clutch ...

Next-generation BMW super-saloon will be available with choice of two powertrains when it goes on sale in 2028 ...