- The BMW Skytop will be going into limited production, with 50 examples available
- The car was released as a one-off concept at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este earlier this year
- The roadster was inspired by archival BMW Z8 and 507 models and is powered by the 4.4-litre V8 from the BMW M8 Competition
So, earlier this year when BMW released its Concept Skytop at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in June, we had just four words to sum up our thoughts on the car: “put it in production.”
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Well, the German marque has heard our—and the hordes of other bimmer enthusiasts’—pleas and announced a limited production run of the open-top beauty. To recap, the former one-off open-top two-seater was inspired by the iconic archival BMW roadsters, the Z8 and 507 models among them.


Taking a contemporary approach to the timeless model, the BMW Skytop adopts a muscular stance, with its sculpted hood and flanks employing clean lines and simple forms, directing the bulk of the vehicle’s volume towards the rear. Its shark-nose design eschews the oversized grille of its contemporaries, instead opting for a more subtle take on the marque’s signature kidney grille. Smooth, flowing lines give the BMW Skytop a somewhat futuristic aesthetic, with the absence of visible door handles—winglets are integrated into the door shoulders—adding to the effect.




Naturally, when it comes to what’s under the hood, the BMW Skytop gets the best of the best. The newcomer is driven by the marque’s 4.4-litre V8; borrowed from the BMW M8 Competition, it generates 625 bhp and will go from 0 to 100km/h in 3.3 seconds.
The BMW Skytop creates a seamless flow from inside to out with a warm colour palette. The duo of removable roof components are finished in brown leather, which matches both the interior upholstery and the leather-covered rollover bar behind the seats, and ties in nicely with the Floating Sundown Silver exterior paint job.
All 50 examples of the BMW Skytop have already been spoken for. Damn.










Words by John Deckard