Do you happen to have an old Audi A4/S4, from the B6
generation, lying around? Well, if so, then a small company called Smyth
Performance could turn it into a pickup truck.
They have already put their money where their mouth
is by modifying an S4, which was cut right behind the B pillars to make room
for the rear bed, accessible through a tailgate that tilts forward at a slight
angle.
The car apparently retains its original 2.7-liter
twin-turbo V6 engine that pushes 265 PS and 400 Nm of torque
to the ground. In this form, the stock Audi S4 B6 needed 5.6sec to go from
naught to 100 km/h, before topping out at 250 km/h.
This isn’t Smyth Performance's first project, as
they have already transformed other vehicles into pickup trucks. The list
includes a Dodge Charger and a Volkswagen Jetta, and this seems to be just the
beginning, as the small company is so confident that this design works that they
have already started shipping the first beta kits.
Moreover, full production is planned to begin on
July 5, so expect to see other sedans turned into workhorses on the roads of
soon.
