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BMW M Rumored To Be Readying Special M4 For 50th Ann. With Manual Gearbox

Next year is gearing up to be a special one for BMW’s M division. BMW M GmbH will mark its 50th anniversary in May, 2022, and new rumors suggest that there’s a special, limited production M4 on the horizon.

The lead comes from an alleged BMW insider on g80.bimmerpost. The user, who apparently has a good track record for new car info, suggests that the unnamed M4 special will be “configured like the CSL, but with a manual transmission.”

The forum member goes on to say that several options will be deleted, including comfort access, parking sensors, and electric seats. The absence of such would result in an M4 that’s even lighter than the already lightweight CSL, provided this special model is based on the upcoming CSL in the first place.

Although the production M4 CSL hasn’t yet been revealed to the public, our spies have spotted prototypes undergoing testing. These cars feature revised air intakes and grilles, as well as lightweight wheels, a more prominent lip spoiler, and a new diffuser.

Read: BMW Teases Next-Generation M4 GT4 Customer Race Car

A BMW M4 CSL prototype caught testing at the Nurburgring

As yet, powertrain details for the CSL have not been confirmed, although there have been reports that BMW may not offer a manual transmission. If that were the case, a limited, manual-equipped take on the CSL could prove to be the holy grail of BMW’s M4 line-up. The source also remarks that the new variant will be only produced for a few months, starting in November 2022, implying that production numbers will be kept low.

We already know that BMW M GmbH has big plans on the horizon for the upcoming year. Their 750hp plug-in hybrid SUV, the XM, is set to be in production before the end of 2022, and from January, customers will be able to order their cars with a roundel that harks back to the Motorsport division’s classic logo. If that weren’t enough, the new BMW M3 Touring would finally fulfill our M wagon dreams, and a series of 50 new M paint finishes will be made available. A special, ultra-limited edition of the M4 could just be the icing on the cake.

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BMW M4 Driver Brakes From 174 MPH, Narrowly Misses Rear-Ending Mazda3

For many car enthusiasts, the Autobahn is viewed as motoring nirvana, but things can turn from sweet to sour in the blink of an eye, as this video shows.

This clip was filmed from the helmet camera being used by the driver of a BMW M4 and shows him hitting speeds of around 174 mph (280 km/h). At the 15-second mark, the BMW driver is quite late to brake to avoid a slow-moving hatchback in the fast lane but when it gets out of the way, he quickly hits the throttle once again and starts to accelerate to over 167 mph (270 km/h).

However, at the 48-second mark of the clip, a maroon-colored Mazda3 changes into the fast lane to overtake a Ford Fiesta, crossing directly into the path of the BMW.

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The M4 driver is forced to slam on the brakes to avoid rear-ending the Mazda and apparently managed to slow from 174 mph to 87 mph (140 km/h) in just a few seconds. Had the BMW driver been a little later to react or had the Mazda driver made the lane change a touch later, the two might have collided and the results may have been devastating.

One could say that the driver of the Mazda is primarily to blame for the near-miss. Changing into the fast lane of the Autobahn isn’t something you should ever do without getting a good look at your mirrors to ensure there is no fast-moving traffic behind you. The M4 driver should have also been more careful and perhaps lifted off the throttle while passing slower traffic.

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Colorful 2021 BMW M3 With M Performance Parts Takes To The Street, Does Some Drifting

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The 2021 BMW M3 and M4 have striking looks and impressive performance credentials and yet, many people remain unconvinced about the new sports cars. Perhaps this promotional clip will help to win over those detractors.

This video features an M3 adorned with a plethora of M Performance Parts and was shared on YouTube by BMW Deutschland. It doesn’t just highlight the looks of the car, plus all of its optional performance accessories, but also shows it being drifted around corners and putting all of its power to good use.

The full line-up of M Performance Parts for the new M3 and M4 were announced back in September. Arguably the most intriguing upgrade offered for the duo is a unique central exhaust layout with quad tips made from lightweight titanium.

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Other key M Performance parts available include a fixed carbon fiber rear wing and unique wheels available in 19-, 20-, and 21-inch configurations and finished in either Frozen Gold, Jet Black, or Frozen Gunmetal Grey. The 2021 M4 featured in this video is fitted with the Frozen Gunmetal Grey wheels and sports a two-tone (red and black) body finish.

BMW’s M Performance division also offers sports brake pads for the new M3 and M4, as well as adjustable coilovers, carbon ceramic brake rotots, carbon fiber aero flics at the front, a carbon fiber kidney grille and carbon fiber side skirt attachments. Interior upgrades include an M Performance steering wheel, carbon fiber paddle shifters, unique floor mats, door sill strips, and a range of carbon fiber and Alcantara accents.

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2021 BMW M5 CS’ Output Allegedly Confirmed At 626 HP, Easter Egg Hints At Nurburgring Record

BMW has yet to unveil the M5 CS, yet parts for it have already popped up for sale online.

Not only that, but the more track-focused variant of the super executive sedan was also subjected to a fast lap of the Hockenheim-GP by SportAuto’s Christian Gebhardt, and as usual, the run was filmed from the cockpit.

We’ll get to the lap time in a moment, but first, the YouTube channel claims to know the exact output and torque produced by the twin turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 in this variant of the car, which is 635 PS (626 HP / 467 kW) and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft).

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If true, then it is only 10 PS (10 HP / 7 kW) more powerful than the 2021 M5 Competition, which goes from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in just 3.4 seconds, as the torque is identical in both models.

Now, let’s get back to the video, which shows the new M5 CS completing the course in 1:53.6, on 20-inch wheels, shod in 275/35 front and 285/35 rear Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires. For reference, the M5 Competition posted 1:54.2 in the hands of SportAuto earlier this year, whereas the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S did a 1:53.4, according to FastestLaps, one tenth of a second slower than the Porsche 992 Carrera S.

Further down the chart, we find the 991 GT3, 718 Cayman GT4 and Jaguar XE SV Project 8, all of which were clocked at 1:53.9, and the 911 GTS and Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, with 1:54.0 and 1:54.1 respectively.

On a different note, the pre-production M5 CS depicted on film below had the Nurburgring Nordschleife map embedded in the headrests – could this mean that the record set by the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S is already in danger?

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