Research & Development/BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage

The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage's Research & Development event was launched during the Elite Cars Update and held on the following dates:
*April 1, 2016
*March 3, 2017 (after the McLaren MP4/8's Championship)
*January 19, 2018 (after the BMW S 1000 RR's R&D event and the Hot Wheels Twin Mill™'s Championship)
*March 25, 2019 (after the Ferrari F60 America's R&D event)
*March 21, 2020 (as part of the 2020 Spring Update's Asphalt Moments series, but with the time limit reduced to 12 days)
There are 4 Labs spanning a total of 50 Tests with a time limit of 14 days once the event is started. Starting with the Fast Lane Update, Proto Keys have a refill duration of 4 hours 30 minutes (up from 3 hours 0 minutes).
The Labs will unlock in the following schedule:
* Lab 002: 3 days later or pay 
* Lab 003: 6 days later or pay 
* Lab 004: 10 days later or pay 
== Tests ==
Total Costs/Rewards:
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* 63 cards from R&D Boxes
**9 R&D Basic Kit Boxes
**4 R&D Advanced Kit Boxes
**1 R&D Professional Kit Box
* 4x BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage Free Upgrades
* Auto-Test:   
* Quality Checks: 1,139
* Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: 104
Test Count (by race mode):
* Classic: 28
* Time Attack: 0
* Ultimate AI Challenge: 6
* Gate Drift: 3
* Elimination: 3
* Infected: 3
* Unplugged: 2
* Flawless: 2
* Knockdown: 3
* Main goal as Beat time test: 5
== Boxes ==
== Quotes ==
== Tips / Warnings ==
* The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage has four -only upgrades and should be used for the following upgrades:
** The first Free Upgrade should be used on the Level 3 Nitro upgrade (). Nitro has to be at Level 2 before attempting Test .002.
** The second Free Upgrade should be used on the Level 3 Top Speed upgrade (). Top Speed has to be at Level 2 before attempting Test .008.
** The third Free Upgrade should be used on the Level 5 Top Speed upgrade (). Top Speed has to be at Level 4 before attempting Test .018.
** The fourth Free Upgrade should be used on the Level 5 Nitro upgrade (). Nitro has to be at Level 4 before attempting Test .027.
* For Test .048., it is highly recommended to avoid taking detours to collect Quality Checks due to the risk of running into traffic.
** Between the Championship Update and Asphalt Moments Update, traffic was removed from Iceland, making all tests on Iceland easier. Even so, taking detours to collect Quality Checks is not ideal as it is possible to finish this test with a minimum of 4 (with at least 15 QCs collected) or 5 Proto Keys (with at most 14 QCs collected) used by taking the shortest route to achieve all 3 time goals, depending on how many Quality Checks can be found along the shortest possible route.
* The minimum tune required to complete the event is [3535 5050], which requires , proper use of the Free Upgrades, and 4 .
* Prior to the Fast Lane Update, the player did not necessarily need to have any beforehand, as the event gives out at least 4 of them. However, as of the aforementioned update, the player has to spend in order to win the car at this configuration.
===v4.9.0===
*As there are now no free upgrades in this event, the Ferrari, Drive in Style and Chevrolet collections should be completed to upgrade the Hommage. A total of 15 Class A free upgrades can be obtained from the 3 collections for the 3.0 CSL Hommage's 4 TOUs.
**The Chevrolet collection is the cheapest collection to complete, as the collection does not require any cars that can only be purchased with  or have to be assembled with Blueprints.
***The Chevrolet collection gives 5 free Class A upgrades for completing the collection, which requires  to max out all the four required cars.
== Trivia ==
* Throughout Labs .001. and .002., the BMW R&D staff member helps engineer the car's interior and create a specialized augmented reality helmet for the player. In Lab .003., the staff members begin working on the car exterior.
** This is based on the real life's concept of using the helmet's visor to display information to the driver.
* The quote in Test .045. refers to the BMW 3.0 CSL's success at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (now known as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca).
* The layout of the Tests, Labs, and Ultimate AI Challenges are reused from the ED Design Torq's R&D event.
* This R&D's layout of test and labs has been reused for many later R&Ds, including GT by CITROEN, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, BMW S 1000 RR, Rimac Concept S, Nissan 370Z Special Edition, Zeus Twelve Sigma, Ferrari F60 America and Ford GT (2017)'s R&D events, albeit with some minor differences.
** In the case of the Rimac Concept S and Ford GT 2017's events, they are identical to the one of the Hommage in terms of the tests and tracks used.
** This R&D event also has a more difficult version, with 5 labs spanning the same number of 50 tests, used just for the Mosler Super GT and Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition's R&D events.
** A slightly extended and also more difficult version of this R&D layout, with 60 Tests, is used for several Class S vehicles, starting from the Arash AF10 R&D.
* Taking almost one full year to be revived, the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage's R&D event has the fourth longest gap between its first appearance and its revival.
** With the event's rerun in March 2017, the W Motors Fenyr SuperSport's R&D now holds the record for the longest gap.
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