M3/M4 Spy Shots: BMW flings M3 pickup around the 'Ring

[VroomVroom]

I know NASCAR ain't the most technically advance form of motorsport, but if there's one thing I've learnt from its 'trucks' series, it's that this thing will seriously needs some downforce in the rear!!

Holden and Ford utes are all about drifting or carpark burnouts. If you wonna drive them just, get some cement bags in the back

 

[Gullwing]

What the hell is that?

BMW M3 El Camino

 

[VroomVroom]

Towing Max: 500 LBS (not recomended)


M

Wheres the tow bar, no room for one with that exhaust

 

[Beemer B773ER]

Holden and Ford utes are all about drifting or carpark burnouts. If you wonna drive them just, get some cement bags in the back

Hahaha... or just have Bluey the cattle dog hop in the back...and tell him to hold on!

But being serious though, putting added weight behind the rear axle to give added down force wouldn't seem like the best solution since you're just adding dead-weight. At least a rear spoiler of some sort would provide some much needed down force with not that much aero-drag or weight gain.

It's an M3 n' all, but that thing still must be very tail-happy!



How about this little rippa!!

 

[Bartek S.]

Confirmed: BMW M3 pickup on Nürburgring is an April Fool's gift

Confirmed: BMW M3 pickup on Nürburgring is an April Fool's gift — Autoblog

 

[K-A]

Hahahaha. How hideous.

Funny thing is, I could believe BMW whoring themselves out to making a Pickup Truck.

 

[klier]

^^^ Nah, that would be Ferrari. They make you a stationwagon or whatever you want if you throw the cash at them

 

[Merc1]

Official pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!












(CF bed and tailgate is optional)




(Your friends will never know the difference from this view)
















M

 

[K-A]

Hahahaha.

Funniest part is you know this is BMW simply doing Marketing Research for their next quirky offspring of a chassis, and disguising it as a joke in the case that the reaction is negative.

 

[Deleted member 25]

Can't believe they did it.

 

[H50]

Clearly its an April Fool.. .. I hope its not. i like it actually very speacial and Unique..

 

[mc_blue]

I love it guys!

 

[Zafiro]

If it had a carbon fibre roof I would buy it in a heartbeat. Imagine lying in the back of the car starring at the sun a hot summerday.

 

[Bartek S.]

Press release

Unique: BMW M GmbH develops the world's fastest pickup.

Drive and suspension technology from the BMW M3 – comprehensive testing completed on the Nürburgring- Nordschleife – 420 hp and 450 kg load capacity – world premiere on 1 April 2011.

Munich. Following the BMW M3 Coupé, BMW M3 Convertible and BMW M3 Sedan, a fourth body variant of this globally successful high-performance sports car is about to cause a stir. Under the strictest secrecy, the world's first high-performance pickup has been created at the BMW M GmbH development centre. The sportiest example by far in this vehicle category, the BMW M3 Pickup will fire the imaginations of all motorists with a deep appreciation of top performance matched by a keen practical bent.

309 kW/420 hp under the bonnet and a rear-axle load capacity of up to 450 kilos take the hallmark BMW M relationship between race-oriented driving pleasure and everyday utility to an entirely new level. This unique vehicle has already completed extensive test and set-up drives on the Nürburgring's Nordschleife in advance of its global unveiling on 1 April 2011.

With this vehicle, BMW M GmbH once again furnishes evidence of its exceptional competence in developing and building high-grade, individual dream cars. With a high-revving V8 engine at the front, a generously sized load area behind and a removable Targa roof above, driver and passengers in the BMW M3 Pickup will relish an unprecedented take on the familiar M feeling. Yet this spectacular new development is unmistakably recognisable as a member of the BMW M3 model family. Corroborating this kinship are not just the inimitable power of the engine, but also fine-tuned aerodynamics and a tailored suspension set-up. Measurements in the wind tunnel at the BMW Group's Aerodynamic Test Centre showed a Cd factor on a par with that of the BMW M3 Coupé. Like every BMW M model, the BMW M3 Pickup has also demonstrated its dynamic potential on the North Loop of the Nürburgring. Official lap times have not yet been released, but the needle in the dial vouched for a top speed of 300 km/h.

The kerb weight of the world's fastest pickup undercuts that of the BMW M3 Convertible by around 50 kilograms. Removing the Targa roof shaves off a further 20 kg while at the same time lowering the car's centre of gravity. This most unusual experience of top-down driving pleasure in a BMW M3 thus goes hand in hand with further optimised dynamic handling.

The practical features of the BMW M3 Pickup are no less impressive. Maximum load capacity has been raised to 450 kilograms. The load bed of the BMW M3 Pickup is clad in high-grade structured aluminium sheeting and provides the biggest cargo capacity ever offered on a BMW M vehicle. In terms of the unit of measurement generally applied to premium automobiles, that gives the loading area of the BMW M3 Pickup the capacity to carry up to 20 standard 46-inch golf bags. What's more, the BMW M3 Pickup is the first BMW M3 variant in the 25-year-plus history of this model range to come with a trailer tow hitch.

Notwithstanding these unquestionable stand-out qualities, the BMW M3 Pickup will not be heading for the golf course or series development, but will retain its status as an exclusive one-off. It is earmarked for use as a workshop transport vehicle for BMW M GmbH. With this in mind, the current BMW M3 Pickup – unlike a similar predecessor built back in the 1980s – has gone through the requisite procedures to earn its road certification. Which makes it officially a truck – but one that puts a whole new spin on the meaning of the word.

 

[Bartek S.]

I think the car under a black cover is a new M5.

 

[Padi]

My goodness I love it! Please BMW jump over the megacities etc and produce this instead! My dream garage now would be a M3 GTS, this and throw in a K1300R.

 

[donkeykong]

Imagine lying in the back of the car starring at the sun a hot summerday.

If you tried that where I'm from you might end up with a third degree burn,ouch!

 

[GCfan]

Why does BMW spend money on this useless car? I think they could use it for better purposes.

Btw, it still has the old i-drive.

 

[LaArtist]

Whats the point?

 

[K-A]

Holy sh**, it's not a joke? Ahh, BMW never ceases to amaze me with putting out some of the most ridiculous looking products available.