Possible one less CSL

[Teavious]

Looks like a CSL for off-road use only... cars should be RHD in Japan.

[khooni]

is that footage speeded up?

He must have had 1 wheel on the grass for that to happen and throttle wide open. This means that power cannot be applied properly and u spin.

Doing that on a circuit vs doing the same in a hill climb means a different result. He must be aggressive from before the apex. I simply wouldn't have the balls to drive like that on a hill climb

wonder if i can buy a spare CSL engine........

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Teavious

Looks like a CSL for off-road use only... cars should be RHD in Japan.

Not always Japanese buyers of New German / Italian cars are always offered the choice of RHD or LHD at the dealer. The rarer & the more exotic the car, the more likely it'll be LHD (especially if it was originally designed to be LHD) as all German / Italian cars have been.
IIRC most Japanese CSLs are LHD ( Swiss / German imports) which carries extra CUDOS in Japan although I'm not sure how many of Japanese ordered from new CSLs were LHD or RHD.

[nw99]

I lived in Japan for 18 years . I can confirm that most of the imported Mercs and BMW were LHD .

[Chappers]

Yes I seem to remember reading or hearing that LHD simply added to the exotic nature of a German car and was seen as a bit of a status symbol.

[nw99]

That's 100% correct . Funnily enough I was there in December and saw 1 LHD CSL in Tokyo.

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by nw99

That's 100% correct . Funnily enough I was there in December and saw 1 LHD CSL in Tokyo.

I'm yet to spot a CSL in Tokyo / Japan after many years of trying
I'll have another chance later on this year

[cslsuperfan]

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

I'm yet to spot a CSL in Tokyo / Japan after many years of trying
I'll have another chance later on this year

Name dropper!!

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by cslsuperfan

Name dropper!!

Watashi ?