Auto123 reviews the 2023 BMW M3 CS, in its genre a masterpiece of masterpieces
Ever since it first debuted in the late 1980s, the BMW M3 has been the de facto industry standard for just how far a manufacturer can push the boundaries of its bread-and-butter sedan. It showed you don’t need wedge-shapes styling, an engine mounted amidships or the complete sacrifice of creature comforts in order to have a rollicking good ride.
BMW M3 CS 2023, de profil Photo: D.Heyman Design of the 2023 BMW M3 CS – 9.5/10If you’re going to make a lightweight special, you want it to look the part; BMW has done that and more with the CS. From the lightweight gold wheels with contrast Signal Green paint, to the aggressive carbon front splitter and dive planes with matching hood stripes, wing mirrors and roof, this is one sedan that looks the business, all squat and angry and purposeful.
BMW M3 CS 2023, intérieur Photo: D.Heyman Interior of the 2023 BMW M3 CS – 8.5/10The theme continues inside, especially with the fixed-back carbon M sport seats. These shave precious kilograms off the curb weight, and they hold you snug as you move through the turns on your favourite mountain road - or on the track. Note that they really are snug, so a little constraining for wider-hipped users, and they make getting in and out more challenging.
This being a sedan, it needs rear seats so there’s no rear seat delete option or half-cage back there. The seats themselves are the same as in a standard M3, but since the carbon seats get thinner backs, you get a little more legroom. It’s still not a car where you’d want to transport full-sized friends and family for any length of time. Not that you’d be buying a track-focused BMW to do a lot of people moving.
Actually, you’ll have little time for lamenting or anything else when you dip into the throttle. This M3 springs forth with precisely the kind of ferocity promised by the styling and the stat sheet. 0-100 km/h comes in just 3.4-seconds and if you have the wherewithal – and necessary road – to try it, 200 km/h comes a scant eight seconds after that, on to a top speed of over 300 km/h.
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