Your BMW of choice that was never produced?

[LeinsCSL]

A Z1 with a proper engine.

While not a rocketship, there was an extra 40bhp in the 2.7 Alpina RLE

[mattCSLnut]

That looks terrible, the bumpers are horrific, the wheels on the front are about 2 inches to narrow, did it actually have a V8 or not ??

No Xenons either but that is the Real Deal M3 GTR :smokin: and they did have a nice V8 :drool:

[Trawler]

While not a rocketship, there was an extra 40bhp in the 2.7 Alpina RLE

Nice thanks

[Andyk]

While not a rocketship, there was an extra 40bhp in the 2.7 Alpina RLE

Now that I like...Always loved these.....

[Csl spurs]

I saw the E91 M3 thread and wondered what I would like to build and came up with this:


Plus the complete drive-train from this:


With Schrick cams and this:


To give 500+bhp @ 8600rpm in a nice 1350kg package. I'd then go Porsche hunting .

What would be your perfect BMW?

Spot on Mike the perfect car!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

That GTR looks S*%t does not look aggressive enough front wheels look like they came off a Ford popular

[shimmy]

I love bonnet vents, wonder if that cured their overheating ?

[Neil M]

I love bonnet vents, wonder if that cured their overheating ?

Another quote:
"Additional cooling slits in the bonnet ensured that the high-performance power-plant maintained sufficient air flow the satisfy the cooling requirements." :wink:

[Straightsix]

Presumably they wouldn't have put cooling vents for styling but rather function as is homologation special
Wasn't the E92 M3 engine based on the E46 M3 GTR (or was it the E60 M5 V10) ?

[_Nathan_]

Road going GTR only had 380bhp

[Straightsix]

Road going GTR only had 380bhp

Can't have been that much quicker than the CSL then ?

Mind you CSL has 360bhp and E46 M3 has 343bhp

[Mike RT4]

Can't have been that much quicker than the CSL then ?

Mind you CSL has 360bhp and E46 M3 has 343bhp

Look at the weight quoted though, 1350kg And the CSL and M3 only have 360 and 343 PS respectively (355bhp and 338bhp respectively) :blalalala: .

[Mike RT4]

Spot on Mike the perfect car!

You have a head start on the rest of us LOL .

[shimmy]

Another quote:
"Additional cooling slits in the bonnet ensured that the high-performance power-plant maintained sufficient air flow the satisfy the cooling requirements." :wink:

I am of the opinion CSL needs bonnet vents in summer

[glendog74]

I am of the opinion CSL needs bonnet vents in summer

Gayer.