28.06.2022The first vehicle of the later M-GmbH - a lightweight coupe with style

It's the 70's. The Rolling Stones and the Bee Gees are huge hits and disco music is a hit. In Munich, BMW sets out to create one of the first lightweight coupés from the Munich car manufacturer a few years later. The BMW 3.0 CSL is the coupe variant of the E3 series, which was built by BMW at Karmann from 1968 to 1975. It is the predecessor of the 6 series at BMW and the first BMW that was built by what later became M-GmbH. At the time the 3.0 CSL was created, this was still a normal department at BMW. The Minichamps label is commemorating this classic with a model in scale 1:18. The yellow model has steerable front wheels and is limited to just 600 pieces. The high-quality model manages to reproduce all the details of the original in the best possible way and to bring this piece of German automotive history into the living room of fans and collectors.

In the first three years of the series, around 9,400 units of the 170 hp, 2.8 liter version were built under the name 2800 CS. It was then followed by the BMW 3.0 CS, which developed 180 hp from a 3.0-liter engine and from which around 11,000 vehicles rolled off the assembly line by the end of production. A sporty version of the 3.0 CS comes with the 3.0 CSi, which put out 200 hp and could accelerate to 100 kph in 7.7 seconds. Its top speed was 220 kph, which was impressive at the time. From 1971 the first 3.0 CSL were developed in cooperation with Alpina. In this case, the abbreviation CSL stands for Coupe Sport Lightweight. The lightweight variant experienced no increase in performance compared to the standard 3.0 CS. However, the weight of the 3.0 CSL was reduced to 1165 kg by using plexiglass for the rear windows and aluminum for the bonnet and doors. The lightweight coupe was able to complete the sprint to 100 kph in 7.4 seconds. Only 169 copies of the 3.0 CSL were built in this first expansion stage. In August 1972 came the second expansion stage. Due to the now modified intake manifold injection and a slightly increased cubic capacity, the power (200 hp) and top speed (220 kph) remained the same, but the sprint to 100 kph was completed in just 6.9 seconds.

The third and last expansion stage was built from July 1973 to the end of production in November 1975. The displacement was increased again to 3153 ccm³ and the power increased to 206 hp. The Munich native's nickname at the time was Batmobile. The CSL got its name from its striking rear spoiler, which was delivered stowed in the trunk because it was not street legal. Even if the 6 Series outstripped the 3.0 CSL on the customer market after its appearance, the relationship in racing remained different for a long time. Here it was the 3.0 CSL that was able to surpass the much heavier 6 Series for a few more years. In 2015, BMW once again celebrated the 3.0 CSL with a tribute. Specimens were presented in yellow and in the BMW motorsport colors.

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BMW 3.0 CSL Año de construcción 1971 amarillo 1:18 Minichamps

99,95 €