ACS3 Sport Cabriolet Based on the BMW M3 Cabrio

ACS3 Sport Cabriolet

By Clinton Deacon
August 12, 2008 6:00 PM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Tuners

The way AC Schnitzer describes the BMW M3 Cabrio, I'm surprised they don't have to get out every half a mile for a change of trousers, but lets be honest – the rest of us would probably have to do the same as well.

The model is labelled the ACS3 Sport Cabriolet, a sports suspension by suspension guru Manfred Wollgarten is claimed to have thoroughly mastered the physics of driving the M3. Around the bonnet's powerdome are two AC Schnitzer Vents which emit a howling sound during driving.

The sides feature flexibly moulded side skirts which emphasise the wheelarches, these house the 20" Type V lightweight wheels and AC Schnitzer's 8-pot high performance braking system. Other features found on the model include a carbon fibre rear diffuser and a sports rear silencer with chromed tailpipes in "Racing“ design

The acclaimed tuning house has yet to get to work on the award winning 309 kW / 420 HP V8 engine, but we are assured we can expect announcements in this area some time in the future.

Source: AC Schnitzer

Comments

RobERob
August 12, 2008 10:36 PM
Clean. But they've "...mastered the physics of driving the M3"? Interesting!

MarkMalta
August 13, 2008 10:47 AM
If you read it again you'll realise that its not even them, its their suspension which has mastered the driving :)

NardoW12
August 12, 2008 10:47 PM
The ACS3 M3 looks much better in this color rather than the white Coupe one they made before...still don't like the linked exhaust pipe.

soupbase
August 13, 2008 2:42 AM
Looks pretty good! Only thing I'd say about it is that the two diff types of grilles in the front are a bit weird.

tootall
August 13, 2008 3:44 AM
Not much of a fan of cabrios. But this one is very nice. It's a definate head turner.

XXXi
August 13, 2008 9:24 AM
overkill... i lacks continuity (i wish the rear grill to match the front one)... those rims don't belong there (flame surfaces don't mix with straight 5 spoke) and all those details that set my mind to a wannabe owner. The M3's sedan/cabrio design should only be enhanced and not changed. And as for the front bumper... big "no no" i hope the ideea was not borrowed from somewhere else (maybe another manufacturer :P ), I don't know... you tell me

lucifa
August 13, 2008 1:44 PM
...its not quite normal bmw, but then thats the point of tuners, isnt it? each bit AC has changed doesnt quite work with the M3 but forget the details and just look at it... it looks stunning

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