2024 BMW M3 CS G80 revealed
If you are looking for a full-on four-door for 2023, the new hardcore G80 M3 CS is exactly what you want. The M3 CS makes 550hp, 40hp more than the standard Competition model, along with 479lb ft of torque, and combined with M xDrive and the M Steptronic eight-speed automatic gearbox, that means a 0-62mph time of just 3.4 seconds, while the top speed has been electronically limited to 188mph. The additional power comes courtesy of some tweaks to the engine management and the boost being raised from 1.7 to 2.1 bar. The M3 CS also features a specially designed engine mount, with increased spring rates, to create an extremely rigid connection between the S58 engine and the vehicle’s structure. The M3 CS also features a titanium rear silencer, complete with matt black tailpipes.
The chassis has been tuned specifically for the car and features model-specific settings for the DSC system and M Dynamic Mode purposefully geared to the specific demands of high-speed circuit driving. Individually-tuned axle kinematics and bespoke wheel camber settings, dampers, auxiliary springs, and anti-roll bars help to optimise steering precision and the transmission of lateral forces and spring and damping response. The M3 CS also features a model-specific setup of the adaptive M suspension and its electromechanical M Servotronic steering. Standard equipment includes forged M light-alloy wheels in an exclusive V-spoke design, with a gold bronze finish or an optional matt black finish. You get 19s at the front and 20s at the rear complete with track tyres that have been purpose-developed for this model, measuring 275/35 and 285/30 at the front and rear, respectively. As well as the customary carbon roof, the M3 CS also features a carbon bonnet, front splitter, front air intakes, exterior mirror caps, rear diffuser and rear spoiler. Its centre console, the shift paddles on the steering wheel, and the interior trim strips are also all manufactured from carbon. The standard M Carbon bucket seats also help reduce weight, and the various lightweight design measures bring a total weight saving of 20kg, compared to the M3 Competition Saloon with M xDrive. Body rigidity has been further increased by highprecision strut braces for the engine compartment.
The cast aluminium elements connecting the spring strut towers to the front end feature a weight-optimised geometry that has been precisely matched to the forces applied in various driving situations. The new M3 CS also features numerous individual design features. Exclusive to this latest special-edition model is the Frozen solid white paint, while Signal green, Brooklyn grey and Sapphire black are available as alternative exterior colours. The front end features a weight-saving, frameless BMW kidney grille with a stripped-back design, with red contour lines, along with the “M3 CS” badging on the upper of the two horizontal grille bars. Both the model badge at the front and its counterpart on the boot lid have black surfaces with a red border. BMW Laserlight headlights, also included as part of the standard specification, add a particularly striking and distinct look to the front end of the new M3 CS. By illuminating yellow instead of white – both during the Welcome sequence when the vehicle is unlocked and while low beam or high beam is switched on – they reference successful GT racing cars.
The seats are upholstered in Merino leather and feature an exclusive design in a black/red colour scheme with distinctive contrast stitching. This bi-colour finish is repeated for the two rear seats. The door panels are trimmed entirely in black leather in both the front and the rear, while red “CS” lettering adorns the lightweight-design centre console. The standard interior equipment list for the new M3 CS also includes M seat belts with a woven M tricolour stripe pattern; door sill plates bearing the designation “M3 CS”; an anthracite-coloured headliner; interior trim strips in a carbon fibre finish and an M Alcantara steering wheel with carbon shift paddles and a red centre marker. The new BMW M3 CS will be built in a limited run, with the UK market launch commencing in March 2023. Prices in the UK will start from £115,900 RRP.