The G80 is dying. Not gracefully. But with a stick shift.
BMW just announced the 2027 M3 CS Handschalter, a rear-wheel-drive relic that exists because you people in North America refused to give up. The US is the biggest market for M stuff. You want a manual transmission. Fine. Here it is, wrapped in exclusivity and sold only to us.
A Final Bow For The Analog
They are building it because the next generation isn’t going to let you. The future M3? Probably automatic. Probably all-wheel drive. This is the end of the line for the G80, a proper sendoff that feels like a thank-you note written in carbon fiber and leather.
BMW claims buyers made their demands clear. “We still want these special, high-performance machines.” They listened. For the first time in recent memory, BMW is giving us what we asked for.
It’s rear-wheel drive. It’s manual. It’s limited.
The Cost Of Nostalgia
Production starts in July. The price is steep, obviously. $108,450. No exact number on how many they’ll build. Just “very limited numbers,” which usually means the money will run out before the cars do.
Do you really think any of them will be left on the lot? Not a chance. M fans treat a manual gearbox like gold bullion. This isn’t just a car; it’s a trophy for people who remember when driving felt like work.
“The M3 CS Handschalter… serves as a proper sendoff for the entirely G80 generation.”
It’s expensive. It’s brief. It’s yours if you live north of the border. The rest of the world gets the automatics, we get the goodbye tour.
Maybe that’s fair.
