M3 CSL (E46) technical data

Performance
Max speed 155 miles/h (250 km/h)
0-100 km/h 4.8 seconds
0-160 km/h -
0-200 km/h 16.7 seconds
0-300 km/h -
Quarter mile -
0-100-0 mph -
Engine
Power 265 kw (355hp / 360 ps)
Torque 370 Nm (273 Lb-Ft)
Displacement 3.2 liters
Engine type R6
Engine location front
General data
Gearbox 6 speed
Drive rear
Mass 1385 kilograms (3047 lbs)
Weight distribution -
Year of introduction 2003
Home country Germany
Calculations
Power to Weight ratio 256.37 hp/tonne
Power per liter 83 kw/liter
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FL Rank Position - 67/1312, 22 points
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Hockenheim Short1:13.537/408Aston Martin DBS Mercedes SLR McLaren 
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Sugo1:39.93811/36Subaru Impreza STI Type RA-R Lamborghini Murcielago 
Twin Ring Motegi1:40.506/8Ferrari 360 Modena Porsche 996 GT3 late 
Motovision handling course18.946/52Audi RS4 Cabrio Mitsubishi Evo VII 
Top Gear Track1:28.0 (very wet)59/118Marcos TSO GT2 Wiesmann Roadster MF3 SMG 
Anglesey50.86/43Lotus Elise 111R Ford GT 
Nordschleife7:5037/210Porsche 997 Carrera S (2008 facelift) Lamborghini Murcielago 
Tsukuba1:06.8849/184Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Evo X Honda NSX Type-S 
Brands Hatch (Indy Circuit)54.754/12Subaru Impreza Type 25 Porsche 996 GT3 RS 

BMW M3 CSL (E46) racing rivals

BMW M5 (E60), Audi RS4 (B7), Mercedes SL 55 AMG, Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, Porsche 997 Carrera S,

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Associated videos (3)

Motegi Battle 2
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Community comments (22)

Georg 11/02/07, 14:16:03
the topspeed of the M3CSL is 280km/h (limited) and not 250km/h...

FastestLaps 11/02/07, 14:41:29
I guess they limited it to 280 to make people think it can reach a lot more. Actually 280 is very close to the limit. No need to limit like VW limited Veyron's top speed to 405 or something.

Georg 11/02/07, 14:50:23
If I remember right sportauto claimed that the M3 CSL could go close to 290km/h (real speed) without limiter.. the engine revs deep into the red at that speed. The Veyron engine output is limited to 1001hp...currently they work on a 1250hp Veyron GT with 270mph(432km/h) topspeed

Heyhuub 11/02/07, 15:06:56
Most of my sources say it is limited to 250.

FastestLaps 11/02/07, 15:08:25
But I saw an Best Motoring episode where they tested top speed at short oval. They exceeded 250.

Heyhuub 11/02/07, 15:13:31
Hmm, maybe only the japanese version is unlimited?

Fra 11/02/07, 19:38:40
you can ask BMW to remove the 250 limiter when you buy it if you have a racing license, but apparently they removed it with just a sign on a disclaimer... and the limit is never actually 250, that's also because speedos always tell you you're going faster than you actually are, so it'll climb over 250 before you actually hit that speed

Georg 11/02/07, 20:08:35
http://www.track-challenge.com/main.asp track-challenge M3 CSL topspeed 280km/h (data are sportauto supertest)

Georg 11/02/07, 20:21:10
Fra sorry that is wrong You can order the M5, M6 with limiter off you have to pay over 3000Euro for that...but you recive a 2day driver training with your own car. You need no race licens. At all slower models you need nothing just order it as option. BTW a 250km/h limited e60 M5 was doing 269km/h on the Döttinger Höhe at the Nordschleife... only the car is called 250km/h limited does not mean it does not go faster... like the JDM undergoing their 280hp limit, the Germans undergo the 250km/h gentelmen agreement.. most of the powerfull M5, RS6, RS4, 55AMG, 63AMG are lot faster as the 250km/h limit. The RS6 plus is a other car with the limiter stock set to 280km/h.. I once drove a RS6 and I reached 285km/h (GPS clocked) till the limiter kicked in...and that was a stock RS6 with limiter..it is well known that Audi and BMW are very tollerant with the limiter setting.

Georg 11/02/07, 20:22:54
ops the E60 M5 was the 269km/h doing during sportauto supertest at the Ring speed clockt by a extrem accurat GPS based D2 datarecording system..

Mat 18/02/07, 11:21:46
I have a 2003 CSL with limiter in place and it reached an indicated 272Km/h. The speedometer was 6.7% optimistic as tested at 120Km/h that sams day. That makes the limiter about bang on a real 250.

Georg 12/05/07, 12:37:10
0-200km/h 16.7s sportauto supertest 8/2003

Georg 13/10/07, 14:58:22
sorry that 1:06.88 was Tsukuba not topgear.. :( sorry

Wads 13/10/07, 17:51:53
No problem.... Top Gear lap deleted

Anonymous 20/04/08, 02:00:06
i live in the u.s.a so we dont get this absolutly fabolous car over her and i was wandering does anybody know the u.s price tag for one of these babys is?

lee 03/05/08, 02:07:06
I own a csl. Ive had mine at 275km on a number of times on the m60,then the limited kicks in!:-)very quick

Lee 03/05/08, 02:13:34
u Defoe need an international race licence to get the limiter off in the uk!ive taken mine to bmw and asked a number of times!no chance!!me and my father have a csl each!!they still refuse!!

cyberkillM3 06/09/08, 12:18:14
you are ale suck the bmw dosent have limit on speed bud on rpm!!! and from that you can know in how good condition is your engine it can even go over 280km/h

Anonymous 22/09/08, 15:36:20
i have owned 3 csl in the past 4 years. they are truly amazing. i have a race license and no limiter. the m3 csl is the best production car bmw have ever built. i have had my car gps'd 0-62 time of 4.56 seconds and off the clock top end. this is stock apart from gruppe m exhaust which is amazing. this time im going to try a rogue engineering exhaust and see how it goes.

carl lenard 27/10/08, 23:27:42
wow this bmw m3 has takin down that ferrari 360 modena the m3 lapped the twin ring motegi in 1min.40secs thats quicker than a ferrari 360!!!! and the bmw m3 lapped the nurburgring in 7.50!!!!!! thats quicker than a porsche 911 997 carrera s facelift

bob richards 06/11/08, 10:45:41
the mighty m3 e46 csl is good enough to take down the king of sports cars the 911 do you think an m3 e46 csl can take down the current 911 997 carrera s.the mighty m3 is superrior to its german rivals such as audis and mercedes-benz.why the m3 e46 csl only wieghs 3047lbs and puts out 355BHP from its big 3.2L r6 engine with that power it has already lapped the hockenium short faster than the aston martin dbs with a lap time of just 1.13.5

Autozine.org 08/11/08, 08:32:52
the label csl coupe sports lightwieght was used bye the famous 3.0csl or commonly known as batmobile in 1973 the car boosted a more powerfull straight 6 than the regular 3.0 CS further helped aluminium body pannels and aggresive spoilers it earned an unmatched status in bmws history after 30 years bmw reusesthe name on a with similar philosty m3 csl this car could be most agressivly tuned most driver focused bmw in more than 20 yearsthe conversation was so radical that its price was pushed in to 911 carrera teritory yes this time bmw is really serious to produce a car that could rival porsche to please hard core drivers. IT evan admits 911 gt3 was its benchmark for performance and handalling.

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