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Originally Posted by cosmos515
I am sorry, but many of you seemed very misinformed over why the e46 CSL did not come to the States. It was just the seats AND carbon fiber roof. That's all, nothing else. At the time they did not pass vehicle crash test ratings with the DOT. BMW did not feel that it was worth the money to spend in crashing the cars to certify them as well as redesign the front seats to meet compliance. With those issues BMW marketing still had the thoughts of the awful selling e36 lightweight and they did not want another repeat.
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really thats funny becase the clk black has exactly the same seats as the CSL, and yet somehow it is able to pass our safety laws.
Oh and the CF roof wouldn't pass crash tests huh? I guess the spot welded on 1/16" steel was just that much stronger the CF HUH?
Glad BMW resolved this issue with exactly the same roof put on exactly the same way with the m6 and e92 m3.
Again quit posting this rubbish.
The csl e46 m3 didn't come the US because the marketing/sales department at BMW didn't think they would sell here because the last lightweight version of the m3... the e36 m3 LTW rotted on dealer showrooms. But times are different from 1995 now... track days are way more popular and people are much more accepting of paying big bucks for LTW track versions of cars.