The new BMW M4 CSL went into production this summer, with the company planning to produce only 1,000 examples for the entire world. Motorsport Magazine managed to grab one of these impressive cars to test it on the Magny-Cours circuit in France.
In case you forgot, the most extreme BMW 4-Series around comes equipped with a three-liter inline-six engine twin-turbocharged to deliver 550 PS (542 hp / 404 kW) and 650 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque to the wheels. recent dyno tests have shown that it actually produces a fair bit more power and torque than advertised.
In its initial Nürburgring test drive, the M4 CSL was able to finish the lap in 7 minutes 20.2 seconds, making it the fastest BMW production car to ever grace the track. As for the Magny-Cours, the reporter was able to finish in 1 minute 20.1 seconds, coming ahead of the latest M4 GTS with its 1 minute 20.4 seconds. The new M4 CSL also surpassed the result of the Porsche 992 Carrera S, but lost to the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS by nearly a full second.
