BMW 3.0 CSL (E9)
Identify the E9 BMW 3.0 CSL road specifications, the 3.2-litre Batmobile, and chassis with documented factory competition history.
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Check the build date, factory engine specification, lightweight panels, and period aerodynamic kit. Verify race history and restoration against chassis-specific records.
Broadspeed prototype 2211343 received its Batmobile kit during its competition history. Compare its offerings with prototype and race-car evidence.
Documented auction results
If you’re deciding what to offer, start with transactions for cars of similar specification and history. Check the sale date, condition, and whether the price included buyer’s premium.
| Chassis | Date and auction | Outcome and price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2211343 | 20 Nov 2026RM Sotheby’s · The Munich Auction 20261971 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | Outcome unconfirmedEstimate EUR 380,000 to EUR 480,000 | Auction evidenceScheduled offering on 20 November 2026. The estimate is published and the outcome is unconfirmed. |
| 2211343 | 5 Feb 2025RM Sotheby’s · Paris 20251971 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | UnsoldEstimate EUR 500,000 to EUR 650,000 | Auction evidenceFactory development prototype with later Batmobile kit. Exclude from production Batmobile comparables. |
| 2275432 | 20 May 2023RM Sotheby’s · Villa Erba 20231973 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | SoldEUR 286,250 · Published sold price | Auction evidence |
| 4355057 | 26 Nov 2022RM Sotheby’s · Munich1975 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | SoldEUR 578,750 · Published sold price | Auction evidenceRM identifies this chassis as the final second-series example. |
| 4355049 | 5 Mar 2022RM Sotheby’s · Amelia Island 20221975 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | SoldUSD 291,000 · Published sold price | Auction evidence |
| 2275987 | 16 Aug 2019RM Sotheby’s · Monterey 20191974 BMW 3.5 CSL GTO | UnsoldEstimate USD 1,500,000 to USD 2,200,000 | Auction evidencePeriod BMW Motorsport CSL built for IMSA and converted to Group 5 specifications in 1976. Estimate only. |
| 2275501 | 12 May 2018RM Sotheby’s · Monaco 20181975 BMW 3.0 CSL 'Batmobile' | UnsoldEstimate EUR 290,000 to EUR 390,000 | Auction evidenceRM cites a July 1973 completion and June 1975 first registration. The catalogue title uses 1975. |
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Factory specification and chronology
- Public introduction
- 1971
- Production
- 1971–1975
- Factory purpose
- Road and competition
- Body styles
- Coupé
Alternative names
Also recorded as 3.0 CSL, E9 3.0 CSL.
Documented variants
| Variant | Production | Body style | Coachbuilder | Wheelbase | Factory specification | Documented examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 3.0 CSL (E9), 180 hp | 1971–1972 | Coupé | — | — | Road | |
| BMW 3.0 CSL (E9), 200 hp | 1972–1973 | Coupé | — | — | Road | |
| BMW 3.0 CSL 3.2 (E9)Batmobile | 1973–1975 | Coupé | — | — | Road | 435505722755012275432 |
Individual chassis histories
- BMW E9 Broadspeed prototype chassis 2211343
BMW supplied this prototype to Broadspeed for Group 2 development. RM records a period podium, testing by Niki Lauda, and a Batmobile kit fitted before the June 1973 US sale.