2002 CSL Prototype
 

Not sure if this has been posted before, but just been reading through an old copy of Autocar I have and found the original review by Chris Harris of the prototype

Couldn't find the article on-line, but here's the AutoExpress one. Although it's one of the other 5 prototypes, as Harris drove "4045", pictured below

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-rev...194/bmw-m3-csl

Not sure what the colour is as doesn't look like SG. Also, they seem to differ from the production models in the following ways:

- no M-trak
- half-leather buckets (made of CF?)
- CF bonnet?
- no integrated "duck-tail" boot

Good find mate :thumbs: THANX for sharing.
IIRC the CSL pre-launch prototype cars @ the Nurburgring F1 GP circuit were mostly, if not all, that colour... "Stahlgrau" I think.

Nice, thanks for sharing!

Nice find

awesome find!

does that manual climate control panel work w/cars that have the digital one?

i'd love to have a manual climate control for some odd reason.

That's NOT manual climate control or even basic Air Con... it's NO Climate Control or Air Con of any kind, bare bones, option less car with "Old Skool" ventilation.

I really like that "CSL" cover where the radio should be too

IIRC you can still buy carbon one like it from BMW, minus the CSL script :)

Great find mate, makes interesting reading. Reminds me what the steering wheel 'should' look like. :'(

I have the BMW M3 Ultimate Portfolio Book that I bought from the BMW Car Club GB in 2008. There is an article in there on one of the prototypes .... From Car Magazine from 2002.