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Originally Posted by Yanto

At the risk of being of being a little controversial, I think we’d all admit that there could also be the smallest part of us that views the CSL through rose tinted specs so there is a little bias there in the first place....however

Aside from the looks, NA engine and low volumes, it does feel like this car was a proper skunkworks project and that BMW allowed the engineers free reign without the bean counters being let in the room (extensive use of Carbon and a lot of engineering that just isn’t seen to the naked eye). All wrapped up in a perfectly proportioned body. Similar to CLK Black, challenge stradale and other cars of the era.

It doesn’t feel like that’s been repeated yet....

Very well put yanto.