Many drivers know to appreciate utes (light passenger pickups) for their versatility and compactness. Carmakers have long been neglecting this segment of the market, though, prompting enthusiasts to remodel cheaper saloons and coupes into light trucks. Seeing a BMW M4 butchered like this is something new, though.
Built by DinMann for the last year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas, the ute reportedly took a month and a half to finish. Looking at it from the front end may leave you thinking it is a normal M4 Competition spec with a few carbon fiber bits thrown into the mix, tinted headlamps and a trendy metallic vinyl wrap.
Things change as soon as you take a look from the side. There is a neat small cargo bed at the rear end instead of the trunk – perhaps not too practical, but still useful and certainly unique. The cabin largely stays stock except for the rear bench, which was cut off short because of the bed. It is unclear why the owner decided to keep the bed when in its essentially useless like this.
Powering the M4 Comp is its stock 3.0-liter six-pot twin-turbo churning out 510 PS (503 hp / 375 kW) and 560 Nm (479 lb-ft) of torque to all four wheels. Insofar as DinMann could judge, the handling wasn’t noticeably affected by the transformation.