The car that started our racing dominance… And the machine that laid the foundations for everything we now know as BMW M. But in the early 1970s, we had a problem.   The BMW M Files #001: BMW 3.0 CSL “Batmobile” We wanted to dominate the European Touring Car Championship. The rules said we could, but only if we built a road-going version first. So we did what any slightly obsessive group of engineers would do. We built a lightweight coupe, stripped it back, added outrageous aerodynamics… and accidentally created one of the most iconic BMWs ever made - the BMW 3.0 CSL - better known as the “Batmobile.” 🦇 🏁 Built to Go Racing, Because What Else?   The CSL name stood for “Coupé Sport Leichtbau”  literally Coupe Sport Lightweight. And we meant it. To save weight we used: • Aluminium doors, bonnet and boot lid • Thinner steel for body panels • Minimal sound insulation The result was a car that weighed around 200 kg less than the standard coupe. Which, in the 1970s, was a very big dea...