1974 BMW 3.0 CSL
BMW Motorsport
When BMW started to race the CS coupe they soon discovered that it was too heavy to be competitive with the dominating Ford Capris. BMW then contracted Ford's team manager Jochen Neerpasch and technician Martin Braungart to form BMW's motorsport department. The first job for the 'M' department was to built a lightweight version of the CS, later dubbed CSL (Lightweight).
The CSL roadcar was the first of many great GT road cars designed and built by the 'M' department, starting a tradition still held high today by cars like the M3 and M5. The racing car CSLs dominated the European GT series and the American IMSA series with very competent drivers like Stuck, Amon, Redman and Peterson.It had a power output of 430hp / 320kw @ 8500 rpm and could reach speeds of up to 270 km/h / 167mph thanks to a 5 Speed 3.4lt Straight 6 Engine
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