This is all very intriguing. On the surface of things, it seems to at least allow for the possibility that there could be an M8 CSL which gains perhaps some of the CF chassis components from the M8 GTE:
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The chassis for the M8 road version is built in the same line as the GTE cars...
for the M8 GTE, we have replaced the steel front subframe of the road car with a carbon crash structure...
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Sure, the article specifically calls out the fact that roads cars have safety/stiffness requirements to adhere to, but it seems to me that there is at least a chance that an M8 CSL could still meet regulatory obligations while adopting some CFRP in the chassis. If this were to happen, along with using more CFRP body panels, we might finally have a modern BMW worthy of the CSL name. In other words, a car that doesn't attempt to lose weight by simply "bolting on" lightness.