Being the only the third BMW to wear the CSL badge in the history of BMW, the new M4 CSL has a lot to live up to … Can it bear the weight of expectation? We’ve been finding out -
to create this special edition. This is now a two-seat M4, with the removal of the rear seats saving 21kg, lighter carbon front bucket seats eliminating another 24kg and new wheels, ceramic brakes and suspension saving an extra 21kg. Sound insulation has been ripped out , while a titanium exhaust cuts 4.3kg from the overall weight. Even the grille is 500g lighter thanks to the removal of the cross section bars.
The twin-turbocharged, six-cylinder engine, meanwhile, gets minor tweaks so that it now produces an extra 39bhp, taking the total output to 542bhp. With drive going to the rear wheels only the 0-62mph is an impressive, if not quite mind-bending, 3.7sec.Like a good book, a special edition M car needs to hook you from the get go and the M4 CSL certainly delivers.
The engine feels stronger than in the regular model, too, but it’s very similar in character and delivery – that’s to say it has sharp accelerator response and sings to the redline so rapidly and with so little vibration that its all too easy to bash into the 8100rpm rev limiter before you have the chance to grab the next gear.
Speaking of control, we took the car to our private test track and were simply blown away by how much speed it's possible to carry through high-speed corners. The front end responds instantaneously to steering inputs and it holds a line with such resilience that you can place the car exactly where you want it.
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