#Idrive review youtube driver#
#Idrive review youtube manual#

There's no back seats and you can't even put luggage back there.

If you want to take more than one passenger, you can forget about it. You can also adjust the traction control through the infotainment, which is kind of neat. Can set it to control a lot of different things. Most of the stuff you have to control through the infotainment screen here and there's a lot you can control in terms of the vehicle, like drive modes, programming these little M buttons for power steering, damping. A lot of other BMWs are using the curved single display.

#Idrive review youtube driver#

In front of me is a digital driver display. It really makes it hard getting in and out of the seats, along with these really high bolsters here. Man, this thing, I don't know what it's called, but I hate it. And lots of stitching on these Merino Black leather seats. Some nice M color stitching on this little guy. You got to use these paddle shifters if you want to take things into your own hands or you can use this and move this forward and backward.

#Idrive review youtube manual#

No manual transmission available in the CSL. You got your shift lever here, controller for the iDrive. You can maybe fit it in some of the door pockets if it's a enclosed bottle, but you wouldn't want to bring a cup of coffee in here. You'll notice there aren't any cupholders, so if you want to bring a drink along, you got to get creative. It gets a little gross if your hands get sweaty. I don't really like the feel of Alcantara. Alcantara steering wheel, which big and chunky.

Carbon fiber trim, got carbon fiber on the steering wheel, on the shift paddles. Got this carbon fiber tunnel here, the center console. A lot of carbon fiber all over the inside. And in fact, you can remove these head restraints for when you want to wear a helmet. Or if you want to adjust the height, they recommend you take it to a shop.īut that said, they are not comfortable and they're not good for long drives. But if you want to adjust them at all elsewise, you have to get out your wrench. You can move them fore and aft with a little lever here. They save about 50 some pounds compared to the M4 competition. It's a little rough getting into these seats. Let's see what's going on inside the BMW M4 CSL. It's pretty sporty, pretty sleek, and they've done a lot to reduce the weight on this thing. It's got this nice integrated duckbill spoiler. It's got these horizontal, laser threads, so it shines a laser through there to give it a unique signature.Īnd then, of course, M4 CSL badging with the M colors and the BMW roundel with the M colors. We've got this carbon fiber diffuser, 4 quad exhaust tips, and then we've got these neat lights. Coming around to the back, we've got more carbon fiber here, the trunk lid. We got carbon fiber mirror caps, M4 badging, and then on the roof here, this is also carbon fiber with more of the Red stripes and M4 CSL logo on there. Carbon ceramic disk brakes and we've got nice, red painted caliper with the M logo on it. We've got 19 inches up front, 20 inches in the back wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R tires, which are really good in the corners. Carbon fiber is a weight-saving measure.Ĭoming around to the side, we've got these unique M multi-spoke wheels. This hood is carbon fiber and it's painted in the factory and then these red accents are stenciled on, and then they just leave some of the carbon fiber poking through.

BMW laser lights has these unique DRLs that light up yellow under certain circumstances to mimic GT race cars. Got this nice carbon fiber splitter across the front. Zack Palmer on our crew tends to like these, but this one has fewer slats for more airflow, again, less weight. Starting up front, we've got the grille that not everyone likes. We got more horsepower, less weight, that's the big part of the story. So let's take a look around, see what we got. That stands for 'Competition Sport Lightweight' and this is sort of a special edition to celebrate the M unit's 50th anniversary. I'm John Snyder and in the 'Autoblog' garage this week, we have the 2023 BMW M4 CSL. To read more about the 2023 BMW M4 CSL and other automotive news: Take a look around, and see what makes the limited-edition M4 CSL special, and decide for yourself whether it’s worth the elevated asking price. The lowered chassis is tuned for the race track. It’s got even more carbon fiber, no back seat and brutal, fixed-back bucket seats up front.

Standing for “Competition Sport Lightweight,” the CSL sheds 240 pounds and adds 40 horsepower, for a total of 543 ponies and 479 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six. The BMW M4 CSL is a more potent, track-focused evolution of the M4 Competition.