{"id":31209,"date":"2022-09-11T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31209"},"modified":"2022-09-11T08:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T12:00:56","slug":"bmw-3-0-csl-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31209","title":{"rendered":"The Limited-Edition BMW 3.0 CSL Hits the Nurburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a love\/hate relationship with the upcoming<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/29\/the-750000-euros-bmw-3-0-csl-spotted\/\"> BMW 3.0 CSL<\/a>. There are some things I love about it and some things I hate. But there\u2019s no question that it\u2019s one of the most exciting upcoming BMWs in the pipeline. So when new spy photos come out of it in action at the Nurburgring, you can bet we\u2019re going to take notice.<\/p>\n<p>In these new photos, you can see the historic-camouflaged 3.0 CSL gettin\u2019 after it at the \u2018Ring. The BMW 3.0 CSL is going to look a lot like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/01\/23\/bmw-3-0-csl-hommage-r-could-become-reality-for-the-right-customer\/\">3.0 CSL Hommage<\/a> concept from a few years back, which is a very good thing. That concept car blew fans away, who instantly begged BMW to build it. At the time, BMW said there was no way it would be built and fans\u2019 dreams were crushed. However, it\u2019s on its way after all and fans should be very excited.<\/p>\n<p>Why do I have a love\/hate relationship with the 3.0 CSL? Well, first let\u2019s talk about what I love. The way it looks needs to be mentioned first, as it looks stunning, even through the camouflage. The front end is perfectly done, the rear haunches look muscular, the taillights look great, and it has a kick-ass rear wing, just like the original 3.0 CSL. It\u2019s also going to get a tuned version of the S58 engine paired to a manual gearbox only. That last bit is important, as it proves BMW wants this to be an enthusiast\u2019s car. It\u2019s also going to be the most enthusiast-driven performance car BMW has made in ages, so it should be spectacular to drive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_434217\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-434217\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-434217\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 30 CSL 2 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW 30 CSL 2 830x554\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-434217\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20554%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-830x554.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 30 CSL 2 830x554\" width=\"830\" height=\"554\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/BMW-30-CSL-2.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW 30 CSL 2 830x554\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-434217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Images by instagram.com\/wilcoblok<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now for what I hate. For starters, its price. BMW hasn\u2019t announced pricing yet but we\u2019re hearing absurd numbers in the $750,000-range. That extremely high price tag, along with its extremely low 50-unit allocation, means that almost no one is going to be able to see it. None of those 50 cars will make it to the U.S. market, either, which means BMW M\u2019s biggest market will be denied its coolest car. Oddly enough, its gorgeous looks are among the things I hate, too. Only because it looks like what the M4 should have looked like to begin with. Seeing the 3.0 CSL look so good, while knowing I\u2019ll never get to drive it, and then seeing the M4\u2019s beaver teeth-grille annoys me.<\/p>\n<p>The BMW 3.0 CSL will undoubtedly be one of the brand\u2019s coolest cars in ages. It\u2019s a revival of an iconic name, it\u2019s going to look awesome, and it\u2019s going to get the classic BMW recipe: front-engine I6, manual transmission in the middle, and drive to the rear. I can\u2019t wait for its final reveal, love\/hate relationship and all.<\/p>\n<p>[Images by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wilcoblok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/wilcoblok<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a love\/hate relationship with the upcoming BMW 3.0 CSL. There are some things I love about it and some things I hate. But there\u2019s no question that it\u2019s one of the most exciting upcoming BMWs in the pipeline. So when new spy photos come out of it in action at the Nurburgring, you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}