Digital vs Analog: M3 CSL VS M4

Hazey82 · 08-25-2015, 06:27 PM

Video review from one of Australia's magazine companies. The reviewers are ordinary but great cars!

http://www.wheelsmag.com.au/features...-m4-vs-m3-csl/

CanAutM3 · 08-25-2015, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ebolo

Give it a manual and it's CSL all day,

????

JRV · 08-25-2015, 07:58 PM

Funny...I always used to say digital vs analog when I drove an F8X and back to the E9X. But this is taking it even more extreme!

Ian1973 · 08-25-2015, 08:21 PM

There is really nothing analog about the CSL either though.

I honestly don't know which I would prefer to live with. Track only, definitely the CSL, everyday stuff, I may lean towards the M4. The interior of the CSL though, oiy. Needs a manual though.

Praise Iommi · 08-25-2015, 08:31 PM

The CSL is a rad ass car but having owned a SMG II equipped M3 I'd prefer a regular E46 M with the manual and those 19"s.

adc · 08-25-2015, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolo

Well, CSL is probably the coolest M3 model, except for the tranny.

It's a track only single purpose car. In my fantasy I own a condo next to the Nurburgring and have a CSL in the front. In the real world I live in the DC area and have an M3 in front of the house.

bimmerj · 08-26-2015, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

????

It is SMG.

CanAutM3 · 08-26-2015, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bimmerj

It is SMG.

That's my point. CSL is only available as SMG...

ASAP · 08-26-2015, 04:53 PM

Smg is junk, e46 tech is beyond outdated and the CSL is an extremely rough car. Outsanding for all out track duty but I'll take the modern M4 any day.

IEDEI · 08-26-2015, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian1973

There is really nothing analog about the CSL either though.

sitting in a car and NOT having to select "comfort, sport, sport plus" and hearing the actual sound coming out of the car AUTOMATICALLY makes it a way more analog experience than the fancy supercomputers they are selling today.

M Heart · 08-26-2015, 05:38 PM

I have a soft spot for the E46 M3 CSL as I owned one (not CSL). But as mentioned before, if you could only have 1, in todays world, at this stage of my "real life", I'll stick to the new M3/M4. If I could have a second car tho, I'll have the CSL for a fun car and I could care less if I drove any other older but reliable car as a daily

M3 Number 86 · 08-26-2015, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adc

It's a track only single purpose car. In my fantasy I own a condo next to the Nurburgring and have a CSL in the front. In the real world I live in the DC area and have an M3 in front of the house.

You're losing!

M3 Number 86 · 08-26-2015, 05:42 PM

Doesn't even have to be CSL.

Google M3 CSL bumper: https://www.google.com/search?q=e46+...w=1920&bih=921

Every single one looks badass!

solstice · 08-26-2015, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolo

Your point was'nt very clear! lol

A CSL with a manual conversion would be hard to beat!

I bet one like this in the CSL would be your dream car, yes it's a manual and yes it's a column shifter

One finger operation, whooa!

Maddict3 · 08-26-2015, 05:57 PM

Very cool review

c63er · 08-26-2015, 06:13 PM

Awesome video. You can tell they were having fun all throughout. Which is of course the whole point of M cars

dlbrooks18 · 08-26-2015, 06:15 PM

Cool video.. I think the engine notes sound similar.

rjd598 · 08-26-2015, 06:30 PM

wonder what people have to say about exhaust note now lol

V1.47fan · 08-26-2015, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JRV

Funny...I always used to say digital vs analog when I drove an F8X and back to the E9X. But this is taking it even more extreme!

Same here.

solstice · 08-26-2015, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ebolo

I was'nt part of your debate about the steering column shifter in the C63 so no need to bring that here!

My apologies mixed you up with mister2d.

solstice · 08-26-2015, 07:05 PM

As much as I respect the CSL and how impressive it was back then, seeing it here with the M4 does take away a bit of the allure. No doubt I'd rather have the M4 today. It's still cool though.

S65V8 · 08-26-2015, 07:10 PM

it's amazing to see how large the M3 er 4 has become, I will miss the days the M3 was a smaller ,feisty, NA motor snorting piece of kit.

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Ian1973 Colonel 736 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	There is really nothing analog about the CSL either though. I honestly don't know which I would prefer to live with. Track only, definitely the CSL, everyday stuff, I may lean towards the M4. The interior of the CSL though, oiy. Needs a manual though.
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M Heart Banned 121 Rep 215 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I have a soft spot for the E46 M3 CSL as I owned one (not CSL). But as mentioned before, if you could only have 1, in todays world, at this stage of my "real life", I'll stick to the new M3/M4. If I could have a second car tho, I'll have the CSL for a fun car and I could care less if I drove any other older but reliable car as a daily
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