This Tuning Company Has Made An E30 M3/E46 M3 CSL-Inspired M240i

The Mulgari BMW Icon03 is an overhauled M240i with E30 M3 and E46 M3 CSL-inspired touches
This Tuning Company Has Made An E30 M3/E46 M3 CSL-Inspired M240i

If the BMW M240i just doesn’t excite you enough, there is an easy solution: you make the jump to the shoutier M2 Competition. Or, there’s another option from Mulgari.

The Bracknell, UK-based company has just revealed the Icon03, which takes the M Performance 2-series and adds a substantial amount of BMW heritage-inspired visual drama.

This Tuning Company Has Made An E30 M3/E46 M3 CSL-Inspired M240i

See those very angular wheel arch flares? They’re supposed to echo the box arches of the E30 M3. The dimpled carbonfibre roof, meanwhile, is inspired by the E46 M3 CSL. Finally, the front wing’s winglets are a nod to the E9 CSL.

The big arches aren’t just there for show, either - the tyre size has been upped considerably from the standard car’s 225 front/245 rear setup to 255/275. Mulgari hasn’t revealed exactly what else has been done in the handling department, although it notes that “chassis and suspension have been a major focus” during the car’s development. To show how effective the changes have been, the Icon03 will be sent around the Nurburgring to set a lap time in late July.

This Tuning Company Has Made An E30 M3/E46 M3 CSL-Inspired M240i

Full performance figures will be revealed once the car has been dyno tested, although Mulgari has said that the B58 inline-six turbo engine now develops 435lb ft of torque, up from the standard car’s 369lb ft figure. Expect a power output around 450bhp, and a fruity exhaust note - the Icon03 has been given a new set of lungs courtesy of Akrapovic.

In the cabin, there are new Recaro seats, a flat-bottomed steering wheel which appears to be clad in Alcantara, big carbonfibre shift paddles and some splashes of “accent colour”.

This Tuning Company Has Made An E30 M3/E46 M3 CSL-Inspired M240i

The price is another detail we’ll have to wait for confirmation on, but our understanding is it’ll be somewhere in the region of £60,000 - £65,000 for a completed car. Production will be limited to just 25 units.

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Comments

BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

looks really good

06/06/2019 - 13:36 |
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Anonymous

Id dive da

06/06/2019 - 13:41 |
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A Car Guy

Reminds me of the e92 from the front.

06/06/2019 - 14:13 |
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As a BMW that’s a good thing to be reminded from ;)

06/06/2019 - 17:45 |
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Anonymous

Not bad.

06/06/2019 - 14:54 |
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Martin Burns

It makes me kinda sad that our European friends have to buy built and DIY modifications are out of the question.

I wonder do the means justify the ends?

06/06/2019 - 15:12 |
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Yeah but modification has never been as much of a thing on this side of the pond. Its almost looked down upon by most people.

06/06/2019 - 17:47 |
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Anonymous

Too bad that’s the ZF8 and not the manual (would have been perfectly fine if this car had the DCT…but no : M2..) and too bad they didn’t retro-fit the rear whit em-performance part bumper, they already had the front fitted btw..(and the black side skirts would have been perfect too). I also prefer oem wheels but that’s imo. For the rest that’s perfect and lovely <3 (really like the rear spoiler..however it could have been closer to the 3.0 CSL Hommage or a boot spoiler (CSL look).

06/06/2019 - 17:42 |
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TheDriver 1

I expect a huge, carbon, open airbox then

06/07/2019 - 12:39 |
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