Wednesday 13th May 2015

BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage teaser

'Motorsport with an elegant character' promises BMW from its latest Villa d'Este concept

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Between them, BMW's recent Villa D'Este concepts have been some of its very best. As well as the pair of Hommage cars - the stunning M1 of 2008 and the 328 of 2011 - it has also chosen the Italian concours to show the fabulous Pininfarina Gran Lusso. So there's certainly good form. There was also the Zagato Z4 but nobody's perfect.

Quite a car to live up to!

For 2015 the Villa D'Este concept will be a 3.0 CSL Hommage, about as promising a concept name as you could hope for. At present there's only this image and a typically florid preview bumf but that's easily enough to be exciting by. Apparently the design 'exudes sheer dynamics', with those engorged arches serving 'as an elegant counterpoint to the distinctly sporty front and rear end'. Sounds promising, especially given the original 3.0 CSL is arguably one of BMW's most successful designs.

Furthermore, the Hommage promises to be a genuine Lightweight with plentiful carbon in the construction and a 'rigorously pared-down interior'. Only those components necessary for driving are said to feature.

The full unveil will be on May 22, where more details and pictures will be released. Given the previous concepts it seems highly unlikely the CSL Hommage will ever make it past the concept stage. That still doesn't stop us wanting it to!

 

[MIP1983]

Not sure how you'd open the boot there.

[Chris71]

Sounds promising.

I reckon the Z4 comment was a tad harsh. Maybe looks a bit aftermarket, but I like it:

[Debaser]

I hope it has an aggressive shark nose.

[Crusoe]

Road going version of the 2014 BMW Vision Gran Turismo then



http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/05/15/2014-bmw-...

[danlowe42]

Has the potential to be stunning and looks like Crusoe could be onto something with that!

[corcoran]

Chris71 said:

Sounds promising.

I reckon the Z4 comment was a tad harsh. Maybe looks a bit aftermarket, but I like it:

MY EYES, sir!

[Centurion07]

Just fk off with your concept cars.

If you're not going to build it, why bother?

I don't want to be teased by an awesome looking car that will never see the light of the day. I have an imagination; I can do that for myself thanks.

Lamborghini are a very good case in point; built the Muira concept, absolutely stunning looking car, then said they're not going to put it into production because they're about looking to the future, not to the past! WHY BUILD A CONCEPT OF ONE YOUR MOST ICONIC MODELS THAT IS DECADES OLD THEN?!?!?! Tossers.

[soad]

Centurion07 said:

Just fk off with your concept cars.

If you're not going to build it, why bother?

I don't want to be teased by an awesome looking car that will never see the light of the day. I have an imagination; I can do that for myself thanks.

Lamborghini are a very good case in point; built the Muira concept, absolutely stunning looking car, then said they're not going to put it into production because they're about looking to the future, not to the past! WHY BUILD A CONCEPT OF ONE YOUR MOST ICONIC MODELS THAT IS DECADES OLD THEN?!?!?! Tossers.

Concept Cars: Why Do Automakers Build Them?
http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/car-sho...

[Centurion07]

soad said:

Concept Cars: Why Do Automakers Build Them?

Advertising.

I'm fully aware of that, but you might as well build a new BMW Space Shuttle if you just want the attention for all the relevance it has.

[unsprung]

soad said:

Centurion07 said:

Just fk off with your concept cars.

If you're not going to build it, why bother?

I don't want to be teased by an awesome looking car that will never see the light of the day. I have an imagination; I can do that for myself thanks.

Lamborghini are a very good case in point; built the Muira concept, absolutely stunning looking car, then said they're not going to put it into production because they're about looking to the future, not to the past! WHY BUILD A CONCEPT OF ONE YOUR MOST ICONIC MODELS THAT IS DECADES OLD THEN?!?!?! Tossers.

Concept Cars: Why Do Automakers Build Them?
http://www.autotrader.com/research/article/car-sho...

Yeah, concept cars are a type of "product" which manufacturers produce and the public consume, albeit not in the manner of a car on the forecourt.

But Centurion07's comment has even more traction (sorry) today than in the past. What with social media, affordable software, co-creation projects and whatnot... the public can, and do, release their imagination -- to offer their own concepts or their own twists on a theme.

[FD3Si]

'Hommage'?

[soad]

FD3Si said:

'Hommage'?

A fancy word.

Sounds French? Yet Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is in Italy.

[FD3Si]

soad said:

A fancy word.

Sounds French? Yet Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is in Italy.

Have I been mean with the letter 'm'? Do I owe the french language a brace of consonants? Or have BMW used artistic license? Genuine question!

[filski666]

When did the word "homage" become a proper noun and gain an extra "m" - is that now some copyright word that BMW has registered or what?

[scarble]

That is how a Zagato looks, philistine.
The Z3 Coupe was never traditionally beautiful either, but I think 99% of us wouldn't say no.

They're like punk girls with short cropped hair and nose piercings

[635csi]

scarble said:

That is how a Zagato looks, philistine.
The Z3 Coupe was never traditionally beautiful either, but I think 99% of us wouldn't say no.

They're like punk girls with short cropped hair and nose piercings

Yeah, like that Carlese Theron in Mad Max !

Oh, hold on....

[BertBert]

what is "Hommage"? Is it paying homage to a foreign word?

[mp3manager]

article said:

Only those components necessary for driving are said to feature.

Like indicators? No change there then.

[jamespink]

I don't care that it doesn't have a boot, I don't care that its impractical, the hofmeister kink, the colour and the CSL stripes do it for me! What 1200 Kg and 500 hp not good enough?

[Tuvra]

Crusoe said:

Road going version of the 2014 BMW Vision Gran Turismo then



http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/05/15/2014-bmw-...

Imagine that in Frozen Grey with matte black CSL wheels