Introduced in 2013, the 4 Series is one of the company’s newest nameplates and marked the end of the 3 Series Coupe, which it replaced in the brand’s catalog. The renamed two-door also adopted a new, evolutionary design inside and out, and received a lineup of brand-new and revised engines. The high-performance version was also rebadged from the M3 Coupe to the M4 and ditched the naturally aspirated V-8 engine for a turbocharged, inline-six powerplant. The M4 also brought the GTS badge back into showrooms in the form of a more powerful, track-focused, limited edition model. In 2017, the German brand is planning to launch yet another limited-edition, high-performance variant.
Rumors of a new beefed-up version of the M4 began to rise in 2016, as soon as the GTS model was sold out. The new coupe would slot between the standard model and the track-ready M4 GTS and carry a CS emblem. This denomination dates back to the late 1960s, when it was used for a more powerful version of the then-new BMW E9. At first called the 2000 CS, it later evolved into the 2800 CS, 3.0 CS, and 2.5 CS. The 3.0 CS spawned the iconic 3.0 CSL, a lighter, homologation special that went on to become BMW’s most iconic race car.
The CSL name returned in 2004 for the M3 Coupe and it was once again brought back into the spotlight in 2015 with the 3.0 CSL Hommage concept car. Although the M4 CSL name has also been rumored recently, BMW will reportedly drop the L (which stands for Lightweight) from the badge since it won’t be significantly lighter than the standard M4 (a feature reserved for the GTS).
So when’s the M4 CS set to hit the market? BMW has been mum on details, but since the coupe is already being tested on public roads, it’s safe to assume that it should be unveiled in the first half of 2017. However, the CS won’t arrive in showrooms before the facelifed M4 goes into production in July. Until that happens, let’s have a closer look at what it may bring to the table in the speculative review below.
Updated 01/12/2017: The upcoming BMW M4 CS was caught testing once again, this time during cold weather conditions in Sweden.
Continue reading to learn more about the BMW M4 CS.
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