BMW M2 Turbomeister Edition Is The Unofficial M2 CSL

Despite the rumors and spy pictures from 2018 and 2019, BMW in no way actually finished the advancement operate of the M2 CSL. With the M2 CS from November 2019, the Bavarian brand unveiled the most hardcore variation of the incredibly hot hatch but the discontinuation of the M2 sequence in Europe before in 2020 spelled the stop of all hope for a flagship CSL product. 

Thankfully, a BMW enthusiast from Germany worked in collaboration with BMW’s structure office to make an unofficial street-likely M2 CSL based mostly on the M2’s formal structure. A variety of fat reduction actions shaved off around 242 lbs (110 kilograms) of the car’s control fat building it pretty much as gentle as the BMW E46 M3 CSL, the owner’s most preferred BMW ever made. 

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Centered on a 2016 M2, the so-termed M2 CSL Turbomeister Edition rewards from numerous efficiency updates, the most notable of which has to be the modified three.-liter twin-turbo S55 engine underneath the hood, which now creates 520 horsepower and 660 Newton-meters of torque. The powertrain and exhaust system updates appear from Beek Auto Racing in the Netherlands and Akrapovic in Slovenia. A comprehensive suspension package increasing the car’s managing and street conduct comes from AST Suspension, though Outlined Coding from the Uk created customized software for the gearbox and differential.

A different British organization, Topaz Detailing, is accountable for the special visual appeal. The Turbomeister structure is a combine of unique paint and foil techniques, motivated by the BMW 2002 Hommage thought. The Bavarian company kindly authorized the owner of the car to compare and measure the examine in authentic life, aiding Topaz to develop a additional specific reproduction of the structure.

“For me, the Turbomeister venture has develop into the success of a desire to develop a bespoke venture vehicle based mostly all-around a BMW M solution,” Marc Ruten, the car’s owner, describes. “The deep appreciate for the BMW and  M brand names, the M3 CSL, and the heritage storyline of the Turbomeister livery authorized me to develop and showcase a set up that stays accurate to the historic nature of the saying ‘Sheer Driving Enjoyment.’”