BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R unveiled

German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the 3.0 CSL Hommage R at the Concours d’Elegance in the United States.

The car marks the 40th anniversary of BMW in America. Coincidentally, 1975 was also the year where the BMW 3.0 CSL raced to victory at the IMSA series on its first attempt.

Unsurprisingly, the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R has motorsports written all over it. The BMW Motorsport graphics adorn the exterior of the car while a screen on the steering column displays information such as lap time, race time and current position of the driver.

“Motor racing is all about the ability of cars to mesmerise, about the unbridled joy of driving,” explains Adrian van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President BMW Group Design. “And as such it represents the heartbeat of BMW. Back in 1975, as today, winning races came down to how man and machine could work together. Technical innovations have taken the effectiveness of this partnership to ever great heights. And with the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage R we’re aiming to show how much closer the driver and car can grow in the future.”

BMW’s latest offering employs plenty of carbon fibre in and out of the car, substantially reducing its weight.