[elky] Fwd: The BMW M3 Pickup is not for real
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- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:44:04 -0500
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Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Subject: The BMW M3 Pickup is not for real
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Holy Ride of the Valkyries, what's this? Caught this week testing at the
Nürburgring with all the other BMW M-Class models was this El Camino "Die
Straße" coupe, with a truck bed. *UPDATE:* Sorry, folks. Not happening...
First, the conspiracy theories: Yes, it's an actual BMW, driven by BMW
drivers and wearing the same camo tape other BMW development models sport.
And yes, it looks like a real bed, and not some secret test compartment for
capturing roadside cow farts to fracture into hydrogen and rainbows.
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Given the European embrace of developing markets and "ute"-class trucks like
the VW Amarok, maybe BMW just doesn't want to be left behind. Or maybe it's
just the next-gen BMW M3 convertible and they're all just having a laugh at
us.
Still. STILL. When we find out more, we'll share it.
*UPDATE:* And...product planner-to-the-car-stars Jim Hall tells us it's a
one-off parts hauler for ZTechnik or another BMW motorcycle accessory
builder that's used just around the compound. As for camouflage, Hall said:
""Camouflage means nothing. BMW puts camouflage on anything and everything.
Look at that BMW Vision Connected concept. That has camouflage and they're
obviously not building that."
Do you want to hear the sound of a German plumber's
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was looking forward to
*geschäft* up front and *gefeiert* out back?
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