Research & Development/BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage

The BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage's Research & Development event was released as the 7th R&D event as part of the Elite Cars Update for Asphalt 8: Airborne in late March 2016. The event was revived on March 3rd, 2017 as the 19th R&D event after the McLaren MP4/8 Championship. It was revived again on January 19, 2018 after the BMW S 1000 RR's R&D event and the Hot Wheels Twin Mill™ Championship.

There are 4 Labs spanning a total of 50 Tests with a time limit of 14 days once the event is started.

The Labs will unlock in the following schedule:
 * Lab 002: 3 days later or pay
 * Lab 003: 6 days later
 * Lab 004: 10 days later

Tests
Total Costs/Rewards: Test Count (by race mode):
 * 63 cards from R&D Boxes
 * R&D Basic Kit Boxes: 9
 * R&D Advanced Kit Boxes: 4
 * R&D Professional Kit Boxes: 1
 * 4x BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage Free Upgrades
 * Auto-Test:
 * Quality Checks: 1,139
 * Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: 104
 * Quality Checks: 1,139
 * Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: 104
 * 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

Tips / Warnings

 * For Test .048., it is highly recommended to avoid taking detours just to collect Quality Checks on the track due to the risk of running into traffic.
 * As of the Championship Update, traffic has been 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 or 5 Proto Keys 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.

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 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 layout of the Tests, Labs, and Ultimate AI Challenges are reused from the ED Design Torq's R&D event.
 * Taking almost one full year to be revived, the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage's R&D event has the 2nd longest gap between its first appearance and its revival.
 * With the event's revival in March 2017, the W Motors Fenyr Supersport R&D now holds the record for the longest gap