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Originally Posted by JC919
Weird, I thought the GTS would fill the 'clubsport' role
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Well no
the e46 m3 CS (clubsport) was a halfway house between the regular M3 and the hardcore CSL.
the GTS is actually even more hardcore than the CSL, since its been marketed with a rollcageand fire extinguisher etc.. in all the press shots. They've clearly aimed it as a pure trackday machine, whereas the CSL was still designed with road use in mind.
the CS had the improvements in suspension, but without the need for the C.F. roof and carboard boot liner etc..
So the GTS isnt a replacement for the M3 CS.
But, read about what made the M3 CS different from the regular M3
http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...50/bmw_m3.html
And the upgrades made available for the M3 CS had already been sold as ... The competition package.
Which is exactly what BMW have just announced in geneva. If BMW do an M3 Clubsport, it will just be an M3 with the competition package and maybe a BBK and the odd tweak here and there.
In exactly the same way BMW was worried about upsetting CSL owners, i can see them doing the same with the GTS owners and not releasing the 4.4 engine to the regular M3. RS5 or not.