BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage revealed at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

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BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage to be revealed at Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

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Motor sport with an elegant character.

Munich/Cernobbio- Tuesday, May 12, 2015... On 22 May 2015, the BMW Group will unveil the new BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage to the global public for the first time at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. This model is the BMW Design Team’s tribute to the BMW 3.0 CSL, a timeless classic and iconic BMW Coupe from the 1970s. The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage is a nod to the engineering achievement exemplified by the BMW 3.0 CSL in its lightweight design and performance. The Hommage draws on the character of the earlier model and endows it with cutting-edge materials to translate it into the present in a new and exciting guise.

Exclusive, confident, athletic: the exterior design.
The design of the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage exudes sheer dynamics, with the body framed by striking air deflectors, powerful wheel arches and a prominent roof and rear spoiler. The stretched flanks serve as an elegant counterpoint to the distinctly sporty front and rear end. Subtle and finely sculpted surfaces convey dynamics and exclusivity, while the extensive use of carbon fibre for the lower section highlights the car’s systematic lightweight design concept.

Elegant purism: the interior design.
The rigorously pared-down interior of the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage renders its lightweight concept not only visible but tangible as well. All the elements in the cabin are absolutely essential and each constituent has a high-quality structural or driving-related function. In its materials and detail solutions, the Hommage displays technical supremacy and formal sophistication. Like the interior as a whole, it reflects the special character of the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, embodying as it does a consummate combination of lightweight design, sportiness and elegance.

[3M TAPE]

nice

[GarlicBun]

Can't wait!!!

[raysspl]

This should be good

[manolooo]

This will be WICKED!!

[BMWPower06]

I literally can't even right now. #dead

[AGAV13]

Will this be based off of the soon to be M2?

[automotiveaperture]

Wow... What are the chances this will be produced? Between 0% and 0.00%? Must have one. And it looks like it was inspired from the vision gt concept or whatever that was called, so sweet

[Roundown]

Originally Posted by automotiveaperture

Wow... What are the chances this will be produced? Between 0% and 0.00%? Must have one. And it looks like it was inspired from the vision gt concept or whatever that was called, so sweet

Bull market. It was only a few years ago that the automotive press was declaring the concept/design-study car dead.

[BMWRL]

Sweet Jesus! YES!!!!!

[psuibmw]

If it looks anywhere close to this pic, it will be amazing

[Dackelone]

So glad, I booked my hotel at the Concorso d’Eleganza weeks ago!

[RingMeister01]

This I want to see

[Aaron_N55]

This is going to be awesome!

[automotiveaperture]

Originally Posted by cSurf

Bull market. It was only a few years ago that the automotive press was declaring the concept/design-study car dead.

Way to go BMW for proving them wrong. It's projects like this that fuel the passion for a brand and I really hope this makes it past the poster stage.

...but will it have a detuned s55 or upgraded n55?

[Adem1534]

How about an M2 concept?

[Mavus]

finally somebody decided to show some cojones

[Lojs]

While this will surely be eye candy I dont see how all the recent "hommage" cars (328, M1) have contributed to what we get to buy.
I would rather see the new M halo as a preproduction concept.

[caycep]

I'm excited...wish there were as much E9's in the world as used 2002's! hopefully they will have versions of this in the same elegant light grey-silver and red colors and without the tail fin and teenager M4/M6 styling they've been doing these days.

[Law]

If the M1 Hommage is any indication, this CSL Hommage is nothing more than a design study/exercise.

[cs4444]

Originally Posted by Lojs

While this will surely be eye candy I dont see how all the recent "hommage" cars (328, M1) have contributed to what we get to buy.
I would rather see the new M halo as a preproduction concept.

There is a fair bit of M1 homage in the BMW i8 styling, and the some of the next gen Z cars are said to have influence from the 328 concept.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

So glad, I booked my hotel at the Concorso d’Eleganza weeks ago!

Yes indeed.

Going to be a wonderful event.