Instead of continuing to support privateers Schnitzer and Alpina, BMW would start its own motorsport division and bring its touring car-winning 3.0 CSL to the top of IMSA competition. An unwelcome ...

Cars like this only come around once in a great while. Enjoy it for as long as possible. Drivers who appreciate an eight-cylinder engine's deep rumble rightly lament the V-8's modern downfall, but ...

This is the anniversary year of BMW’s ‘M’ subdivision, the racing and tuning specialists that have transformed the company’s saloons, estates, and SUVs into performance icons. One of the best-known ...

As well as losing weight wherever possible the CSL has bespoke springs and electronically adjustable dampers, rides 8mm lower and rose joints replace much of the rubber in the rear axle.

Stiffer engine mounts have also been used that has allowed BMW M to use the CSL’s more aggressive gearbox mapping. The xDrive system is carried over from the M3, with the ability to de-couple ...

Top of the pops racer and Pin-Up boy Peter Brock took on Le Mans aboard a BMW CSL in 1976. It was a steep learning curve over ...