German el camino - Der StrAbe - E46 Chassis with a pickup bed - Page 9

teamdfl · 11-07-2010, 12:14 PM

This car is full of win! The only way to make it better would have been to start with an M3 in one of those ridiculously priced colors for which BMW charges $9000US.

knudsonsm3 · 11-08-2010, 08:25 AM

i wanna see an update on the r32

spdy330 · 12-05-2010, 09:30 PM

This is amazing. Never seen anything like this.

Nervous · 02-15-2011, 09:15 PM

I afraid the rear of the truck is too light so its handling may suffer. Isn't it?
But anyway - it looks great!

jfman · 02-15-2011, 09:37 PM

The e46 and the e39 = win !

I would like it and I dont think the weight distribution would be thrown off that much.

330i ZHP · 02-15-2011, 10:13 PM

interesting

06zHp · 03-22-2011, 04:09 PM

Looks like BMW took this idea to new heights!!!

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...bmw-m3-pickup/

BMWh0r3 · 03-22-2011, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 06zHp

Looks like BMW took this idea to new heights!!!

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...bmw-m3-pickup/

i'd buy it

Topazine · 03-23-2011, 11:56 AM

Quote:

A BMW spokesperson has now confirmed to Road & Track that the M3 Pickup spotted in Germany is simply a one-off test mule. "BMW M did indeed create the pickup seen on the 'Ring, but it was just an internal project, not something that is in development," said Dave Buchko, BMW Advanced Powertrain & Heritage Communications Manager. "There are no plans to produce it."

BMW aficionados will undoubtedly be breathing a huge sigh of relief. This the same diehard legion of fans who still bemoan the original iDrive interface, SMG gearboxes, and just about any car ever designed by Chris Bangle. Tell these folks that BMW is building a pickup, and you'd better be ready to duck and cover.

Set to arrive in 2012, the next BMW 3 Series will showcase everything from a range of turbocharged 4-cylinder engines to a hybrid model and 5-door hatchback (designed in the same mold as the 5 Series GT). But you heard it here first: the 3 Series and M3 family tree will not include a pickup.

genuity · 03-23-2011, 12:00 PM

^that is because they did not want to admit that someone other than them made an idea happen before they did and they got owned

Kudos to the OP.

bodycustom1 · 03-23-2011, 05:05 PM

some pics
I painted a gto for a guy this winter and fell in love with the color

soarwithme · 03-27-2011, 01:05 PM

Got a brief tour of the car at Advance this morning. Very sharp.

AlpinewhiteXi · 04-04-2011, 02:48 PM

I've been seeing these atrocities all over lately "just my opinion". Can anyone tell me if these things are useful as a performance car, or as a truck? Great at being Bi? Or does it fail life as both?

soarwithme · 04-04-2011, 06:06 PM

As I understand it the rear was totaled. What to do? Junk a perfectly good s54 engine? Look for a totaled front end? Rebuild and have some fun? If you own a bodyshop/garage and want to play, have fun. An SUV would be a little more useful to me. The drive all the way to and includiing the rear wheels is all M3. So it still has the performance.

AlpinewhiteXi · 04-04-2011, 07:12 PM

So it still has the performance.[/QUOTE]
It would be funny to see one of these things loaded with lumber, bricks, etc. blow the doors off your run of the mill truck.

bodycustom1 · 04-05-2011, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlpinewhiteXi

So it still has the performance.

It would be funny to see one of these things loaded with lumber, bricks, etc. blow the doors off your run of the mill truck.

[/QUOTE]
I use it for a shop truck.
It's a blast to drive hard to keep under 100 on the turnpike.
the coolest parts runner on the east coast!

tifreak · 04-05-2011, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soarwithme

As I understand it the rear was totaled. What to do? Junk a perfectly good s54 engine? Look for a totaled front end? Rebuild and have some fun? If you own a bodyshop/garage and want to play, have fun. An SUV would be a little more useful to me. The drive all the way to and includiing the rear wheels is all M3. So it still has the performance.

pretty sure it's a 330i zhp

Tate325xi · 04-05-2011, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tifreak

pretty sure it's a 330i zhp

330ci ZHP...

Bartacus · 04-05-2011, 10:34 PM

http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-ful...ols-m3-pickup/

Brandyn. · 04-14-2011, 09:54 PM

Ich will

11-07-2010, 12:14 PM	#161
teamdfl Lemony Fresh Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Awesome, NJ Posts: 4,432 My Ride: 325it View My Garage	This car is full of win! The only way to make it better would have been to start with an M3 in one of those ridiculously priced colors for which BMW charges $9000US. __________________ Mod the driver first. Participate in your local BMWCCA driving school. Have you joined BMWCCA yet? My Track Schedule The solution to the lack of headroom in the X6

11-08-2010, 08:25 AM	#162
knudsonsm3 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oceanside, Ca Posts: 154 My Ride: 99 M3, 99 323i View My Garage	i wanna see an update on the r32 __________________

02-15-2011, 09:37 PM	#165
jfman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta now Montreal Posts: 242 My Ride: 325xit 5spd, E39 M5 View My Garage	The e46 and the e39 = win ! I would like it and I dont think the weight distribution would be thrown off that much. __________________ high miles or go home

02-15-2011, 10:13 PM	#166
330i ZHP Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 20,529 My Ride: have 5 doors and FI View My Garage	interesting __________________ /_________\ OO=[][]=OO

03-23-2011, 05:05 PM	#171
bodycustom1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: lebanon pa usa Posts: 91 My Ride: custom 04 View My Garage	der strabe color change some pics I painted a gto for a guy this winter and fell in love with the color Attached Thumbnails

12-05-2010, 09:30 PM	#163
spdy330 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 159 My Ride: 2011 M3 View My Garage	This is amazing. Never seen anything like this.

02-15-2011, 09:15 PM	#164
Nervous OEM ///Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: MD, USA Posts: 1,476 My Ride: 01 330CI 6MT ZSP EU3 View My Garage	I afraid the rear of the truck is too light so its handling may suffer. Isn't it? But anyway - it looks great!

03-22-2011, 04:09 PM	#167
06zHp Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: MA Posts: 111 My Ride: 330ci View My Garage	Looks like BMW took this idea to new heights!!! http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...bmw-m3-pickup/

03-23-2011, 12:00 PM	#170
genuity Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: * Posts: 1,390 My Ride: E46 View My Garage	^that is because they did not want to admit that someone other than them made an idea happen before they did and they got owned Kudos to the OP.

03-27-2011, 01:05 PM	#172
soarwithme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annville PA Posts: 2 My Ride: Z3 M Roadster (S54) View My Garage	Got a brief tour of the car at Advance this morning. Very sharp.

04-04-2011, 02:48 PM	#173
AlpinewhiteXi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Denver Colorado Posts: 218 My Ride: 01 325Xi // 86 325e View My Garage	I've been seeing these atrocities all over lately "just my opinion". Can anyone tell me if these things are useful as a performance car, or as a truck? Great at being Bi? Or does it fail life as both?

04-04-2011, 06:06 PM	#174
soarwithme Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Annville PA Posts: 2 My Ride: Z3 M Roadster (S54) View My Garage	As I understand it the rear was totaled. What to do? Junk a perfectly good s54 engine? Look for a totaled front end? Rebuild and have some fun? If you own a bodyshop/garage and want to play, have fun. An SUV would be a little more useful to me. The drive all the way to and includiing the rear wheels is all M3. So it still has the performance.

04-04-2011, 07:12 PM	#175
AlpinewhiteXi Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Denver Colorado Posts: 218 My Ride: 01 325Xi // 86 325e View My Garage	So it still has the performance.[/QUOTE] It would be funny to see one of these things loaded with lumber, bricks, etc. blow the doors off your run of the mill truck.

04-05-2011, 10:34 PM	#179
Bartacus Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,221 My Ride: 2002 320i Sedan View My Garage	http://blog.caranddriver.com/the-ful...ols-m3-pickup/

04-14-2011, 09:54 PM	#180
Brandyn. Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Atl Posts: 284 My Ride: Slow, but Low View My Garage	Ich will

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