brettjones Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 [schrift http://intra.bmwgroup.net/News/modules/news/common/img/fontsizeMinus.jpg http://intra.bmwgroup.net/News/modules/news/common/img/fontsizeDefault.jpg http://intra.bmwgroup.net/News/modules/news/common/img/fontsizePlus.jpg ] [drucken] [schließen] BMW Group Aktuell The world's fastest pickup 01.04.2011 420 hp and 450 kg load capacity, drive and suspension technology from the BMW M3: After comprehensive testing on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife BMW M GmbH presents the BMW M3 Pickup. 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. http://intra.bmwgroup.net/News/imagepool/produkte/bmw/m_gmbh/2011_m3_pickup_gross.jpg Targa roof and practical features 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. © BMW AG | AK-30, Krampfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Details and pics were launched on 1st April Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'd just like to say thanks for using a meaningful thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Meh, quite unimpressive if you ask me. Now a Dodge Ram SRT-10 that comes standard with the 8.3L V10 out of the Viper, that is cool. Infact, they don't have any figures so how do they know this is faster than the RAM and other competitors, also I can't see what it's suppost to be quicker at (acceleration, top speed, track time, etc, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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