The CSL design.

ZKMI · 04-03-2018, 12:11 PM

The CSL, along with the E30 M3 and M1 are arguably the best M cars ever made.

In your opinion and experience with ownership of the car (as it approaches 15 years old) is there anything you would have changed in the weight saving or cosmetic department.?

Cheers.

select · 04-03-2018, 02:30 PM

Interesting topic, and while i really love the csl i think they should have kept it as uncompromising as the prototype version.

What springs to mind:
- No Rear Seats but half cage
- Lightweight 18" wheels
- Functional Diffusor
- Brake Cooling Ducts

But other than that its perfect

ZKMI · 04-03-2018, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by select

Interesting topic, and while i really love the csl i think they should have kept it as uncompromising as the prototype version.

What springs to mind:
- No Rear Seats but half cage
- Lightweight 18" wheels
- Functional Diffusor
- Brake Cooling Ducts

But other than that its perfect

Wonder if the designers were tempted to make the bootlid carbon fibre?

thegingerninja · 04-03-2018, 05:33 PM

Bigger brakes
Seats with harness cut outs
Option of a half rear cage with rear seat delete
Option of manual

select · 04-03-2018, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZKMI

Wonder if the designers were tempted to make the bootlid carbon fibre?

Not that i know of, why do you wonder?
I think the goal was to give the car a 50/50 balance so they didnt need to make it out of carbon. Plus they could fiddle with their thermoplast and see if its production car ready. (turned out it wasn't, they had huge problems with it back then

)

**Mike R** · 07-03-2018, 02:56 PM

Decent callipers - job done.

Brakes might be okay for a flying lap of the 'ring, but like all M cars with big heat soak of a cast sliding calliper, the brakes are dire on track.

E46CSL · 19-03-2018, 12:42 PM

Of the 3, the E30 (for me) was near perfect.

The M1 needed bigger/better brakes, was a little heavy & deserved better seats.

The CSL - as others have said, better brakes, manual or better SMG, better seats, roll cage option

04-03-2018, 12:11 PM	#1
ZKMI S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 164 Casino cash: $3625	The CSL design. The CSL, along with the E30 M3 and M1 are arguably the best M cars ever made. In your opinion and experience with ownership of the car (as it approaches 15 years old) is there anything you would have changed in the weight saving or cosmetic department.? Cheers.

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select S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 475 Casino cash: $6813	Interesting topic, and while i really love the csl i think they should have kept it as uncompromising as the prototype version. What springs to mind: - No Rear Seats but half cage - Lightweight 18" wheels - Functional Diffusor - Brake Cooling Ducts But other than that its perfect __________________ Greetings, Julian.

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thegingerninja S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 370 Casino cash: $4367	Bigger brakes Seats with harness cut outs Option of a half rear cage with rear seat delete Option of manual __________________ Get out of the fucking middle lane! ...and turn off your sodding fog lights too!

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Mike R S6, Sport On, Traction Off Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 1,582 Casino cash: $17548	Decent callipers - job done. Brakes might be okay for a flying lap of the 'ring, but like all M cars with big heat soak of a cast sliding calliper, the brakes are dire on track. __________________ Mike R Sarcasm is just a free service I provide. Nordschleife, there's only two barriers to worry about - the ones on the left and the ones on the right . CSL number 044

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E46CSL S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 670 Casino cash: $9716	Of the 3, the E30 (for me) was near perfect. The M1 needed bigger/better brakes, was a little heavy & deserved better seats. The CSL - as others have said, better brakes, manual or better SMG, better seats, roll cage option