The night before I finally drove the most fawned over and respected M3 of all time, I relived the moment I became infatuated ...

2004 BMW M3 CSL neglected in a London parking garage, circa 2010. @_drivecollective on Instagram Date stamps and condition of abandoned 2004 BMW M3 CSL’s tires. @_drivecollective on Instagram ...

The BMW M3 CSL E46 takes on the VW Bora VR6 in a quarter mile drag race. This video captures launch control starts, ...

Back in 2004, a brand-new BMW M3 CSL was collected from the showroom floor and driven precisely 37 miles (59 km) to an underground parking garage in London, where it was forgotten about.

The new-gen BMW M3 family is about to get a lot more exciting, as they have started working on the range-topping M3 CSL. Essentially a lighter and more powerful version of the normal sports sedan ...

The M3 CSL ruled overseas BMW showrooms a decade ago, with just 1,400 examples built. Based on the well-regarded E46 M3, the rare two-door was relieved of extraneous bits for improved track work ...

The tuners at Lightweight Performance in Germany aren't making our Touring ban any easier with their latest creation, a current BMW M3 wagon made to look like the high-performance M4 CSL.

Without time back-to-back with an M3 Competition xDrive and an M4 CSL, it's difficult to say where exactly CS falls on the spectrum. What is obvious is that it is a best-of-both-worlds thing.

While BMW did offer the E46 M3 with a controversial SMG automated manual transmission (the only option available for the CSL), it also sold it with a much more desirable six-speed stick shift.

E46 BMW M3 CSL Drag Races Audi RS4 B5, the Gap Is Brutal 5 Jan 2019, 21:31 UTC &middot By: Mihnea Radu / Mat Watson says he'd be happy if he could only have the E46 M3 CSL for the rest of his life ...