BMW M4 CSL
Why 3.3: The CSL badge returned attached to genuine capability and a delivery-mileage epidemic. The cars that escape the wrappers are properly quick; the wrappers are winning.
Layout
Natural habitat
Ride comfort
Sound
The titanium rear silencer and deleted insulation let the S58 through harder than in any other M4, with a real metallic edge at 7,200. But it is still a twin-turbo six, and BMW pipes IconicSounds over the top through the speakers. An honest edge, faked.
6-cylinder · turbocharged · 7,200 rpm redline · rated 6.8 / 10 for engine sound
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · €129k (2022) → €115k (2026), trending down · illustrative data
Child seats · ISOFIX
There aren't any — strict two-seater.
No front-passenger ISOFIX, matching every G-series BMW.
CSL = Coupé Sport Leichtbau. BMW deleted the rear seats entirely for weight savings and fitted a carbon brace in their place — true two-seater, no rear child-seat question applies.
BMW M4 CSL product specification (2-seat, rear-seat-delete weight package, well documented at launch) (owner-community sourced, not manufacturer documentation)
The long version
BMW capped the run at 1,000 and let dealers set their own markup, which meant the buyers with the fastest checkbooks were not necessarily the ones who wanted to drive it — a chunk of the allocation moved twice before a first oil change. The stripped rear seats and lighter glass were real engineering choices in service of lap times, and the minority of owners who use the car for its intended purpose will tell you it delivers. The majority treat it as a numbered print: stored, insured, occasionally aired out for a video, rarely worn in.