BMW 312i CSL

[Gnome]

Yes, it's a modified car. I think the name is the best thing about it. The article is in Norwegian, so just a few of you can enjoy it, but I'll give the rest of you the highlights.
http://www.adressa.no/forbruker/bil/article516769.ece#

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/archive/00560/BMW_med_mc-motor003_560467b.jpg

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/archive/00560/BMW_med_mc-motor002_560468b.jpg

It's a -85 BMW 316i with M3 suspension and racing tires. The engine, cluch and gearbox is from a crashed Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12 R. This develops 180 bhp, but only 135 Nm, so you have to stay between 9500 and 12 000 rpm to get the best of it (red line is 13 000 rpm). The engine, gearbox and exhaust is welded to the body - no comfort. Carpets, rear seats and insulation is removed, of course. This gives a total weight of 800 kg! One important detail is that it still is road legal here in Norway, and our rules for that are very strict!

I've seen similar things done with a Ford Escorts and a Opel Kadett, but I think this is the first modified bike engined car that is road legal in Norway.

[szumszer]

I only wish I had so much free time, but it is a true csl, no bumpers and a bike engine, cool

[Imre]

Very cool. Should be very fun on track.

[Gnome]

The owner is afraid he will wear down the cluch with this relatively heavy load. He starts very gently, and doesn't use the cluch when changing up between gears! He just lets of the throttle a bit and yanks the gear leaver. The gearbox then falls into the next gear allmost by it's self. Cool technique! 8) It gives him really quick gear changes.

It's the fastest BMW ever to go around his local track, Lånkebanen. I don't know if this means anything...

[ViperASR]

awesome, looks like that would be fun to drive

[martin100]

Awesome idea of creating such a lightweight! I´ve always loved the E30 and with only 800kg of weight and 180bhp this must be hell of fun!

[lev_p]

Wish I could built one road-legal over here. However, I would take a lighter body :twisted: