BMW M3 CSL at knockhill

[Andrew]

another incar video this guy used to own a 535d that was fairly modified and sold it for this.fully stripped out losing 90kg,roll cage fitted in it and uprated brakes and suspension.plus its been to the nurburgring a few times

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[tforth]

Too bad the CSL was never available without SMG2. Any of them with any mileage on them sound like they have really lazy shifts, just like the clutch was going on them, which it probably is. Otherwise, a great car, which 'punches way above it's weight', especially on the NS!

[gis]

love that sound.never get bored of it.still the best M3 IMO,even over the new one

[Svensson]

Originally Posted by tforth Too bad the CSL was never available without SMG2. Any of them with any mileage on them sound like they have really lazy shifts, just like the clutch was going on them, which it probably is. Otherwise, a great car, which 'punches way above it's weight', especially on the NS!

Agreed on the SMG. I really hope the new CSL will be offered with a proper manual gearbox, although I highly doubt it.

[NBTBRV8]

You guys have obviously never driven a CSL to be slating the SMG. In S6 it punches HARD and delivers a thrill that no manual can ever do. I find it extremely unlikely that I'd ever go back to a manual after driving the SMG. And yes I do have a CSL parked in the garage so I feel that I can be confident in my opinion.

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by NBTBRV8 You guys have obviously never driven a CSL to be slating the SMG. In S6 it punches HARD and delivers a thrill that no manual can ever do. I find it extremely unlikely that I'd ever go back to a manual after driving the SMG. And yes I do have a CSL parked in the garage so I feel that I can be confident in my opinion.

yeah on S6 it really does punch hard,coming out of the last corner i said to the driver at how smooth the gear changes were compared to how i thought they would feel then he put it up to S6 last time i felt a punch like that was in a gallardo e-gear :shock: