It is a battle between two 6-cylinder engines, both of which are impressive in their own right. Mat Watson is sitting on the left side of the drag strip in a BMW M4 CSL, which really does not need ...

An eight-speed automatic transmission is the most likely gearbox since BMW currently only offers a six-speed manual on the base M3, and neither the E46 M3 CSL, E90 M3 CRT, E92 M3 GTS or F82 M4 GTS ...

Looking backwards into BMW’s back catalogue, the new CSL might share its name with 2003’s four-seat M3 CSL but in ethos and direct lineage, it’s closer to the stripped-out, extreme M4 GTS of ...

Cosmetically, the new M4 CSL receives a BMW M 50 Years badge on its hood, trunklid, and wheels to honor BMW's racing heritage. It also gets red accents, M-colored trim, and CSL badging inside and out.

Race cars are loud, uncomfortable, violent machines, so the fact that the 2023 BMW M4 CSL is also loud, uncomfortable, and violent should arguably be scored in the Pros column of this review.