Batmobile Bmw Csl
This 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL "Batmobile" is for sale on Cars & Bids! Extensive Restoration, Lightweight "Non-City Package" Car, Later-Production 3.2-Liter Inline 6! Auction ends July 7 2025. This 1974 BMW 3.0 CSL is one of 1,265 homologation specials built between 1971 and 1975 and is said to be one of 167 examples produced from July 1973 with a 3.2-liter inline-six and a "Batmobile" body kit. The BMW 3.0 CSL was introduced in 1972 as a homologation special, designed to meet the requirements for BMW's entry into touring car racing.
An in-depth historical and technical appraisal of BMW's 3.2-litre engine and aero kit update for the CSL homologation special: the 3.2 CSL of 1973. Forget one of one: this particular BMW 3.0 CSL is, quite literally, the very first M race car, and it's up for sale for presumably many dollars. The BMW 3.0 CSL didn't just earn the nickname "Batmobile"-it owned it.
With outrageous aero, stripped-down weight, and real racing pedigree, it blurred the line between street car and track machine. Here's what made this limited-run icon one of BMW's boldest moves. The Aero Kit Wasn't Just for Show The massive rear wing, front air.
The original BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile is an almost mythological car that has graced countless teenager's bedrooms walls in poster form, and features prominently in many adult's automotive bucket lists. The BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile BMW introduced the 3.0 CSL in 1972 as an homologation special based on the popular 3.0 CS/CSi sporting coupe. The addition of the "L" to the model name meant.
That car is now an icon: the BMW 3.0 CSL, aka the Batmobile because of its wild body kit that included an ultra-low front air dam, strakes on the hood, and a gigantic rear wing. BMW factory records list this car as a Testwagen M GmbH (M Division test car). First registered in Germany on July 14, 1974, it was allocated to Works driver Hans-Joachim Stuck.
The Batmobile was next owned by Christian Neureuther, a member of the West German Olympic ski team, world champion Rosi Mittermaier's husband, and Stuck's close friend. From Batmobile to objet d'art to European champion - the BMW 3.0 CSL is a lot of things, just not boring. A portrait of the many-sided character of the lightweight coupé from 1973.