As some time ago Erlkönig a BMW M3 pick-up was caught on the Nurburgring, opinions were divided: April Fool's joke or one-off? Now it is: the rapid delivery van is both.
What is surprising is the high cost of development, which is the rapid pick-up basis. BMW, confirms extensive testing and tuning drives on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. For an April Fool's joke, it would certainly have been enough to change the M3 to the computer. But the M GmbH is a real converted vehicle. In addition to the cargo area and striking a removable Targa roof is one of the highlights. To the special rear adjusts a payload of up to 450 kilograms. In terms of drive it is the V8 with 420 hp, but the chassis was specifically adapted and refined the aerodynamics. The empty weight of the M3 pick-up is around 50 kg below that of the M3 convertible, the removable roof brings an additional 20 kilograms less.
The cargo area is covered with aluminum-sheet structure, according to BMW, up to 20 stow golf bags. But not enough, the first M3 ever is the pick-up equipped with a trailer hitch. Nevertheless, confirmed the head of M GmbH, Kay Segler, 300 a ride with speedometer A series development of the M3 pick-up is not planned, the resulting single piece of street legal is a workshop-transport vehicle of the M GmbH used. A similar / slag is already in the 1980s on the basis of the then M3.
