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CSL = Coupe Sport Leicht
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The actual vehicles which became“Batmobile”s and sold to ‘the public’ were
- 1972: 110 vehicles VIN 2275430 – 2275539
- 1975: 57 vehicles VIN 4355001 – 4355057
Specifications
1286 units built
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Homologation number: 1648
Homologation start: 1/1/1973
BMW M30, straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3003cc, 89.25 x 80.0 mm
324 HP @ 7000 rpm
cast-iron block, aluminium alloy "crossflow" head
forged steel crankshaft with 7 main bearings
chain-driven single overhead cam (SOHC) with rocker arm valve actuation, 30-degree cam to the right for a lower profile, 2 valves/cyl - 12 valves total
aspiration, natural with Bosch D-jetronic mechanical Fuel injection and Kugelfischer injection pump
firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4
water cooled
straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3196cc, 89.9 x 84.0 mm
340 bhp / 254 KW @ 7400 rpm
27.7 kgm @ 4300 rpm
cast-iron block, aluminium alloy "crossflow" head
forged steel crankshaft with 7 main bearings
chain-driven single overhead cam (SOHC) with rocker arm valve actuation, 30-degree cam to the right for a lower profile, 2 valves/cyl - 12 valves total
aspiration, natural with Bosch D-jetronic mechanical Fuel injection and Kugelfischer injection pump
firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4
water cooled
BMW M49, straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
3498cc, 94.0 x 84.0 mm
370 bhp / 276 kW @ 8,000 rpm
cast-iron block, aluminium alloy "crossflow" head
forged steel crankshaft with 7 main bearings
chain-driven single overhead cam (SOHC) with rocker arm valve actuation, 30-degree cam to the right for a lower profile, 2 valves/cyl - 12 valves total
aspiration, natural with Bosch D-jetronic mechanical Fuel injection and Kugelfischer injection pump
firing order 1-5-3-6-2-4
water cooled
ZF or Getrag 5 speed or Getrag 4-speed manual gearbox
1st: 3.855/1
2nd: 2.20/1
3rd: 1.40/1
4th: 1.00/1
final drive, 3.25/1, 3.45/1
Unit Steel chassis with Aluminum Panels
ZF worm and roller steering, 18.9/1
10.7" disc brakes all around
Length 4,630 mm (182.3 in)
Width 1,730 mm (68.1 in)
Height 1,370 mm (53.9 in)
Wheelbase 2,625 mm (103.3 in)
Track (fr/r) 1,470 mm (57.9 in) / 1,426 mm (56.1 in)
tires, front 12.5 x 16", 15.75 x 16"
1050kg
Results in WSCC
Group 2 classification is noted in brackets
3003cc engine, 3331cc engine for Le Mans
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | ||||||||||
| Dayt | Vallel | Dijon | Monza | Spa | Targa Florio | Nurb | Le Man | Zeltweg | Watkins Glen | ||
| Team | 24h | 6h | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 1000km | 24h | 1000km | 6h | ||
| BMW Motorsport GmbH | #68, acci dent | #50, acci dent | |||||||||
| BMW Motorsport GmbH, 2275998 | #69, 9th (2nd) | #51, 11th (1st) | |||||||||
| BMW Motorsport GmbH | #86, in entry list | ||||||||||
| B.M.W. Alpina | #60, 7th (1st) | #70, acci dent in practice | |||||||||
| B.M.W. Alpina | #64, 8th (2nd) | #71, dnf | |||||||||
| Marabant Racing Team | #61, dnt qualify | #87, in entry list | |||||||||
| Scuderia Brescia Corse | #191, 35th (1st) | ||||||||||
| André Wicky Racing Team | #58, eng ine | ||||||||||
| Total points 7 |
7 | ||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 11/5 | 3/2 | 1/1 | 4/1 | 3/1 | |||||||
| Driver | Team entries and car number | ||||||||||
| BMW Motorsport GmbH | |||||||||||
| Chris Amon | 68 | 50 | |||||||||
| Toine Hezemans | 69 | 51 | |||||||||
| Dieter Quester | 69 | 51 | |||||||||
| Hans Menzel | 86 | ||||||||||
| Vittorio Brambilla | 86 | ||||||||||
| B.M.W. Alpina | |||||||||||
| Hans-Joachim Stuck | 60, 64 | 68 | 50 | ||||||||
| Niki Lauda | 60 | 70 | |||||||||
| Brian Muir | 64 | 70 | |||||||||
| Hans-Peter Joisten | 71 | ||||||||||
| Helmut Rösser | 71 | ||||||||||
| Marabant Racing Team | |||||||||||
| Jean Xhenceval | 61 | 87 | |||||||||
| Willy Braillard | 61 | 87 | |||||||||
| Scuderia Brescia Corse | |||||||||||
| "Shangri-La" | 191 | ||||||||||
| Alessandro Federico | 191 | ||||||||||
| André Wicky Racing Team | |||||||||||
| Walter Brun | 58 | ||||||||||
| Cox Kocher | 58 | ||||||||||
| Jean-Pierre Aeschlimann | 58 | ||||||||||
Source3000 CSL '73
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Source#86 Jean-Claude Aubriet Depnic BMW 3.0 CSL 3.5 at Arnage Corner, Le Mans 16 June 1974
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