If it is the M3 CSL, which BMW has practically admitted is coming, expect it to drop a few pounds and come equipped with more track-friendly accoutrements. Realtor's wives need not apply.

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 ...

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 new BMW M3 CS sedan is a fresh arrival for the ... Unlike the extreme M4 CSL, the 2024 M3 CS retains a conventional rear seat, so it can still accommodate five occupants.

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 ...