BMW M secretly built an M5-engined E46 M3 CSL, and this is it
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This is the one-off 550bhp secret BMW M5 CSL
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Top secret: The BMW M CSL prototypes
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Top secret: The BMW M CSL prototypes
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Top secret: The BMW M CSL prototypes
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