2004 BMW M3 CSL - Raw Sport

Specs & Details:

Engine: 3246 cc straight 24V 6 cyl
Transmission: 6 spd manual
Horsepower: 360 bhp @ 7900 rpm
Torque: 273 lb-ft @ 4900 rpm
0-60 mph: 4.8 sec
Top Speed: 250 km/h
Fuel Eff: 17.8/8.4 ltr/100 km
Brakes: ABS vented disc/vented disc
Tires: 235/35ZR19 / 265/30ZR19
Wheels: 8.5J x 19 EH 2 IS 44 alu / 9.5J x 19 EH 2 IS 27 alu
Suspension: Single-joint spring strut axle with displaced castor; small positive steering roll radius, compensation of transverse forces, anti-dive / Central-arm axle with longitudinal control arms and double track control arms, anti-squat and anti-dive
Steering: rack-and-pinion
Turn Radius: 11.0 m
Fuel Cap: 63 ltr
Curb Weight: 1385 kg
Height: 1365 mm
Length: 4492 mm
Track: 1518/1525 mm
Wheelbase: 2729 mm
Width: 1780 mm
Seating Cap: 4

The New BMW M3 CSL: Intelligent Lightweight Technology and Supreme Driving Dynamics.

A new sports car now embodies the very core of the BMW brand in its most original style the M3 CSL. Taking up the heritage and legendary success of BMW's famous lightweight coupes which gained fame in touring car racing back in the '70s, the engineers of BMW M have once again created a purist, thoroughbred sports car consistently designed and built to the highest standard of excellence.

In recognition of the fact that the weight spiral constantly going up can only be brought to a halt by radically reducing all moving masses, BMW M?s engineers, in developing this new car, have turned a thrilling lightweight concept into reality. For the new BMW M3 CSL is not only more powerful than the already very dynamic M3, but is also a lot lighter and therefore even more nimble.

In developing the M3 CSL, however, BMW M did not focus on the radical reduction of weight alone. On the contrary the task the designers and development engineers gave themselves was to create a car full of purist driving dynamics, a car absolutely pure in every respect, down to the very last component. And the result, finally, is unique, absolutely unmarred driving dynamics and a purist character.

The BMW M3 CSL thus combines supreme agility with the ultimate driving experience. With its outstanding power-to-weight ratio of only 3.85 kg/bhp, this new car moves into an entirely new dimension. So the engineers at BMW M are quite sure that this sports car is able to break the 8-minute sound barrier on the legendary Northern Circuit of Nurburgring, the ultimate benchmark in driving dynamics.

Source: BMW
Munich, Germany
http://www.bmw.com/

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