BMW confirms for Autoblog M3 pickup on Nürburgring is an April Fool's gift

Autoblog reached out to Dirk Arnold, BMW AG electric current head of production communications, regarding the BMW M3 Pickup spotted terminal week. Arnold confirms that the M3 Ute was but an April Fool'due south joke and there will exist no future M3 pickup. Sorry folks.

"Ah, yes, everyone'due south been talking almost that pickup. But, no, this is… how you telephone call information technology, an April Fool's Joke." Furthermore, Arnold added that "it is hugely doubtful that BMW will e'er during our lives produce such a vehicle, in any segment."

The publicity stunt began with an M3 Pickup sporting a light camouflage going effectually the famous Nurburgring. Initially information technology was said that the M3 Pickup is an ane-off parts hauler for ZTechnik or another BMW motorcycle accessory builder.

Continuing the coincidental chat, Arnold tells Autoblog that on April one a press event will take place in Munich to show off the new BMW M5 Concept, along with a series of 1-off Yard prototypes that never fabricated into production. The M3 pickup will be in attendance equally well.

Autoblog pushed their luck by request for a ride aboard the M3 Pickup, merely the asking has been kindly denied. "If I did that, and then I'd have every journalist in the world calling me to practice the same," said Arnold. On a different note, a few weeks ago BMW appear that Dirk Arnold will exist moving to the U.S. as the head of product communications. Here is to promise that he will bring the M3 Pickup with him.

And so there you accept information technology, April i the unveiling of the new 2012 BMW M5 with official photos following a few days afterward.

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[Source: Autoblog ]

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Source: https://www.bmwblog.com/2011/03/23/bmw-confirms-for-autoblog-m3-pickup-on-nurburgring-is-an-april-fools-gift/