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BMW M2 CSL Rendering Looks like It Eats the Cayman GT4 for Breakfast

BMW M2 CSL Rendering Looks Like It Eats the Cayman GT4 for Breakfast 6 photos
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Yasid has done it again, producing a BMW rendering that's so delicious somebody is eventually going to make one. Don't laugh; it happened with a Japanese drift car, and he's also working on the new design of Jon Olsson's Lamborghini Huracan.
Anyway, the rendering of the day is of an M2 that pays tribute to the legendary CSL. It doesn't look like a shark, but it most certainly is dangerous.

The M2 seems to have captured everybody's imagination, perhaps more than any other German performance compact (A45 and RS3). And why wouldn't it, when we're dealing with something Motor Trend says is faster and more fun than the M4?

The M235i looks better than the regular 2 Series. The M2 adds another layer of aggression on top with an awesome front bumper, flared fenders and quad exhaust. The CSL would be even better on the track and could be just what BMW needs to battle the Cayman GT4.

As things stand, the M2 is a road car that can have some fun on the tracks. But it doesn't have the right setup to compete with Porsche, which BMW is known to do sometimes.

Why does the M2 CLS rendering look so familiar? It's BMW's fault for showing us the 3.0 CSL concept at Villa d'Este and also the CSL 3.0 Hommage R. There was also the Vision Gran Turismo that looked like an M235i race car with a huge wing and roll cage. We could show you photos of all those things, but we want to keep things nice and original, so the spotlight is going to be placed back on YasidDESIGN's original work.

Below, you will find some more of this crazy ideas, including race cars based on the Z3, Z4 and X6. Somehow, despite the brand dilution, BMW is still cool.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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