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February 2015: Porsche presented the Cayman GT4, and most said: "What ? Already ?"
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I can imagine that some Porsche Cayman GTS owners have mixed "if only I would have known" emotions about the introduction of the Cayman GT4 less than a year after the introduction of the Cayman GTS:
If BMW M continues to toy with the GT6 Vision Concept as benchmark for the hardcore M2, we can guess that it will be a more Spartan (read: less weight and luxury), track-focused two-seater, virtually not suitable as daily driver and featuring an expensive price-tag (deep into M3/M4 territory or even beyond). Not particularly suitable for daily driving and possibly no preferred choice of the significant other. Quite a different world compared to the M2 base version. Maybe it's a deliberate strategy to load (some may say "bloat") the base M2 in its stock form with goodies that are not really necessary for those tracking the car. As a matter of fact, by doing so the weight difference will be more significant: "With our hardcore M2 variant we managed to reduce weight by x kg/lbs compared to the base M2". And upon a closer look, the car might feature just the bare essentials for the track, with only few options available (some just a free of charge delete option). For the record about the E92 M3 GTS: very limited production (± 150), street legal, orange body color only, M DCT only, no rear seats (roll bar + fire extinguisher), less weight for center console and door trim, titanium rear silencers, black 19-inch light 359M wheels, airco was optional, polycarbonate for the back window and rear side glass, no audio system, less sound insulation, CF seats with three-point seatbelts and six-point harnesses, etc. and a price-tag of approximately twice a regular E92 M3. Oh, and as BMW didn't want to go through the trouble of official certification: not made available for the US. About the E46 M3 CSL and its "less is more" philosophy: "In 2003, from June to December, BMW made 1385 CSL versions of the E46 M3. CSL stands for "Coupe, Sport, Leichtbau", hinting that BMW had designed a car even faster than the standard E46 M3.
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Please do not confuse the CS with a CSL. 2 quite different things.
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Valid point.
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Only 15 M3 GTS's were sold in the UK. Ultra rare car.
The M3 CSL was 50% more expensive over a regular E46 M3. Apparently BMW struggled to sell the 422 that were brought into the UK with discounts of upto 25% 12 months later to shift the remainder of stock. The following makes interesting reading though: M3 CSL confirmed differences - Engine block (supposedly picked from the least flawed cast) – The blocks have the same part numbers as M3, Z4, but the full short block is a different part number 11007833675 - Engine head (exhaust valve and intake/exhaust cams - longer duration, same lift) – intake cam shaft 11317835041 exhaust cam shaft 11317835043 Exhaust Valve 11347833676 (30,5/5,95mm) – the valve springs are exactly the same - Intake plenum (carbon airbox as we like to call it) Air Collector 11617833496 filter 13727838625 The other half of the carbon box: 11617833497 and control unit 11617833498 all the other ducting 11617833646; 11617833645; 11617833648; 13717896774 intake grill 51117895883 - Extractors/Headers (same as post 2005 M3s and Z4) 11627833500; 11627833643 - Cat converter (200 cell) 18307833673 - X pipe, resonators (thinner material - slightly lighter) 18107833503 - Rear muffler - slightly lighter 18107833504 - Different ECU - 25% more capacity 12147837328; 12147834982 - Different SMG control unit program 23607837731 - Pseudo Alpha N engine management (delete of MAF, but still runs a MAP sensor, and air temp sensor 13621739510- debate as to whether this is just for idle control however) MAP sensor part number 13627833561 - Different traction control system with M track mode on steering wheel (much like the DCT mode in new E9X series) -Different ABS control program - Shorter steering ratio 14.5:1 (compared with 15.4:1 on M3) 32132282647 (same steering rack as the M3 CS) - Front bumper (carbon fiber with incorporate bumper support) silver grey 51117896820 Sapphire Black 51117895950 - Roof (carbon fiber) 41007895382; - Rear diffuser (carbon fiber) - the bumper is the same as M3 so is the carrier – silver grey 51127896832 Sapphire Black 51127895985 - Boot lid (Moulded sheet plastic - it's not fiberglass people, it's much harder and more rigid) 41007895884 - Rolled rear fenders to accommodate wider rear rims. Bare Full Body Skeleton for CSL 41007895934 (part numbers for the rear fenders are the same as M3, but the CSL comes from the factory with ROLLED rear fenders) - Different wheels (NOT magnesium, cast aluminium) made by BBS 36112282650; 36112282999 - Suspension and spring (sachs, shorter spring and different damper and rebound rates) fronts 31312282505; 31312282506 front bump stop 31332282508 rear 33522282507, rear mount disc (CSL specific) 33532282503; bumper stop 33532282509 - different rear lower arm - aluminium with spherical joint 33322283074 - different front king pin (hub) for wider front track 31212282855; 31212282856 - larger front sway bar (hollow) 30.8mm 31352282655 - larger rear sway bar 22.5mm 33552282681 - larger front brakes (345mm) 34112282445; 34112282446 brake carrier 34112282619 - larger rear brake caliper piston 34212282857; 34212282858 (same as M3 CS) - Pilot sport Cup Tyres 85452536738; 85452536740 - Lighter rear glass 51317895441 - Recaro SPG Type front seats 52100031830; 52100031831; rails 52107895957; 52107895958 - Lighter rear seats (4 seater rather than 5) 52207896809; 52207896800 rear console 52207896297 - Lightweight through load facility 52207896929; 52207896930; 52207896807; 52207896808 - Paper/Honey combe boot floor COVER (yes the infamous cardboard floor) 51477895990 - Carbon door cards and rear panel 51417895581; 51417895582; 51437895579; 51437895580 Door handles 51417896919; 51417896920 - Carbon centre console 51167896359 - Alcantara steering wheel 32342282502 - Alcantara hand brake lever 34412282662 - 4 rather than 6(or 8 if equiped) airbags - NO INTERIOR SOUND DEADENING - No bonnet heat shield (same aluminium bonnet as M3) - Optional Radio and aircon - Lighter battery (same as the Mini Cooper S battery) 61218377139 - Lighter microfilter housing (bottom part 64 31 7 895 937 1.050 kg, housing 64 31 7 895 939 1.630 kg) - Wiring harness, engine grbx. module (1.83kg) // Normal M3 with SMG 1.87kg 12517833366 - bumpstop 13717832175 - bumpstop 31332282508 - suction hood (0.419kg) // Normal M3 0.470kg 13717834085 - water + oil radiator 17112282380 - shift knob alcantara 25162282560 - rear damper adapter 33532282503 - floor covering front 51477896369 - floor covering rear 51477896370 - main wiring harness 61116975073 (16.51kg) // Normal M3 18.93kg - Head lamp cleaning device container 61672695531 - Windshield cleaning container 61677892701 - Compression shroud 64546928033 - seatbelt 72117919207 M3 CSL unconfirmed differences - less under carriage undercoating - extra welding points to chassis Courtesy of http://www.clubcsl.com |
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Also about the E46 M3 GTR and E46 M3 CSL: see http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=19#6
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Funny I came across this thread as I was doing some renderings about the future M2 GTS/CSL...
Here's my M2 CSL... Well, at least what I think it will look like, . Subtle visible differences compared to the stock M2: You can see the differences on the animated gif 1-Wider front and rear tracks with wider front/rear wheel-arches, Bigger air intakes (air curtains). 2-carbon fibre roof. 3-Wider wheels all around on fully adjustable coilover suspension. 4-M4 GTS/ M2 MotoGP rear wing 5-M2 MotoGP carbon fibre front spoiler + M performance front and rear winglets. 6-CCB brakes from the M2 MotoGP. 7-Bolder colour palette with reference to BMW's past Motorsport icons Non visible parts are: 1-CFRP hood and bootlid 2-Water-injected N55 engine + e-drive (?) 3-Part CFRP chassis (à la 7 series)? 4-Possible rear sear delete + roll cage I'll work on a version with M mirrors in carbon fibre later on...
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Oh man, this thread is getting exciting... After CAR mentioned the CS in their article, it seems there finally is something out there.
Way too early, but I wish there was a price leak sometime this year, lol! I would REALLY want such a car (safe to say, I'm not the only one). Also, I like LBB, but seeing those colors makes me think, "Why you no offer Individual Program, BMW?" (stupid paint limited factory) |
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