The US will reportedly receive between 800 and 900 Handschalter models. Demand is hot enough that waitlists have already formed at dealers. The final swansong for the G80 M3 has a six-speed and rear-wheel drive. The G80 M3 is on its way out, and BMW has decided to mark the occasion with a stick shift. The North American-exclusive M3 CS Handschalter is the send-off, and it carries the obvious catch: finding one will be hard, and paying for it will be harder. BMW hasn’t said exactly how many it intends to build, other than stating production will be capped at “very limited numbers.” It’s now being reported that the US will be allocated between 800 and 900 examples, and that regular BMW dealerships will only be allocated one apiece. If a dealer passes on an allocation, a second unit could be provided to another dealer. Certified BMW M dealers could get two examples each. Read: BMW’s Hottest M3 CS Loses 70 HP But Gains A Manual While it’s only been a couple of weeks since the performance sedan’s debut, allocations are being snapped up quickly, and many dealerships have been forced to establish lengthy waitlists for interested buyers. BMW Blog also reports that many dealers are charging over sticker price for the M3 CS Handschalter, clearly hoping to cash in on the strong demand for a car that comes exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission. Exclusivity Comes At A Price Some dealers are reportedly asking for up to $25,000 over MSRP, which is a bold ask for a car that wasn’t cheap to begin with. The limited-run M3 CS already starts at $107,100, plus a $1,350 destination and handling fee in the US. That puts it well above the base BMW M3 sedan at $79,300, though it slightly undercuts the 2024 BMW M3 CS and its $118,700 starting price. Factor in a healthy dealer markup, however, and the Handschalter sails right past that number. Like the regular CS, the Handschalter version has gone on a diet and weighs almost 75 lbs (34 kg) less than the standard rear-wheel-drive M3 when equipped with the optional M carbon ceramic brakes. It also includes several carbon fiber parts, tweaked steering responses, and the same shocks as the M4 CSL. Perhaps the only slightly disappointing thing about the CS is that it uses the same 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six as the base M3, which is capped at 473 hp and 406 lb-ft (550 Nm). To put that into perspective, the all-wheel-drive M3 CS xDrive delivered 543 hp and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque.