As well as losing weight wherever possible the CSL has bespoke springs and electronically adjustable dampers, rides 8mm lower and rose joints replace much of the rubber in the rear axle.

Like the 3.0 CSL, though, it has a crazy price tag and all the slots to buy one have been filled, and BMW says it will get them all to their owners in 2025. BMW is a German luxury car and ...

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.