BMW has
unveiled this gorgeous new 3.0 CSL Hommage at the 2015 Concorso d’Eleganza
Villa d’Este, the genteel motor show on the shores of lake Como that BMW
part-sponsors each year.
It's a
jaw-dropping reinterpretation of the original 1970s
sports coupe, one of the seminal BMW models tucked into
Munich's back catalogue. And after an initial teaser shot, today we can publish
the full photographs of the concept car, painted a vibrant shade of Golf
Yellow.
And this CSL
is true to its heritage, vows BMW: those fabled initials stand for Coupe
Sport Leichtbau (coupe, sport, lightweight, remember) and the original
coupe shaved 200kg off the 3.0 CS by using aluminium and plexiglass windows;
the 2015-spec CSL uses with carbonfibre and other composites to shave the kilos
away.
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage: the specs
The new CSL
is an extravagantly designed two-door sports coupe, with a foot in both ancient
and modern camps. The aero addenda adorning the bodywork reference the 1970s
air deflectors running along the bonnet, while the roof spoiler and boot wing
are all nods to the seminal silhouette of the 3.0
Inside cabin of the CSL
The
minimalist theme continues inside the 3.0 CSL: much of the usual clutter of
modern dashboards is jettisoned in favour of simple instrumentation, visible
carbonfibre elements and a pair of lightweight, quilted sports seats with six-point
harnesses.
