The BMW CSL homage is strangely odd and beautiful at the same time
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BMW has had several milestones where it turned around the design trends for the rest of the motoring world. Some became the stuff of legend and others became the butt of all (car) butt jokes. Yes E65 7 series, we mean you. Chris Bangle made a design feature out of the trunk by making it (intentionally or otherwise) the focal point of the rear side. It was a trunk that looked like an upturned add-on. Strangely, car makers have followed suit with the Toyota Allion and Suzuki Swift desire, neither of which win hearts for the styling.
That's history for now. Now we have the smooth, sleek flowing surfaces that sculpt every new BMW. And the new CSL homage is yet another exercise in stretching the design boundaries. BMW's design team under Adrian van Hooydonk and Karim Habib set out to recreate one of the brand's icons: the 3.0 CSL famously known as the "Batmobile" because of the massive wings and raised find along the fender flanks. The original and by now priceless classic not only set design standards but it proved its mettle by winning countless races.
BMW insists it is a one-off but it does hint at future design styling elements.
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