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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

Interresting. So it is only the press that called it a CS.

However, I don't believe either the Spain nor the UK iteration belong in the "CS/CLS" history as they were not "true" model deisgnations from BMW corporate.

Understand that I included the UK iteration of the E46 M3 ZCP (E46 M3 CS) because it is the source (albeit quasi-official) of the hierarchy going forward, where "CS" is one step below "CSL".
Yes, it was identical to the Competition Package in every way, but this was the beginning of the modern precedent for "CS" as sort of a "lesser" CSL/GTS.

I wrote this to help establish a logical connection to the origins of the nomenclature and how the hierarchies evolved and became established in the model range.
Context, my friend.