- BMW’s coachbuilt Skytop roadster is putting in some test miles at Germany’s Nurburgring.
- The two-seater is based on the M8 and features the same 617 hp, 4.4 bi-turbo V8 and AWD.
- Only 50 cars will be built, and a rumoured circa-$500k price makes them BMW’s priciest cars.
BMW’s Skytop Concept made its global debut last year at the swanky Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este show on the banks of Italy’s Lake Como, an event where style is everything. But now the roadster has been greenlighted for production, the Munich engineers need to show it’s more than a pretty face and are putting in hot laps at the Nurburgring in a camo-covered prototype.
Only 50 examples of the M8-based, two-seat convertible will be sold, though the total production number will be higher if you include test cars like the one we can see in these images. Each of those 50 cars is believed to have cost its owner around $500,000, making the Skytop by far the most expensive BMW of 2025 at three times the price of an XM.
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About the only thing BMW’s trademark swirly camouflage wrap prevents us from seeing here is the color of the paintwork at the front, because all of the trim and details are plainly visible, confirming that the production Skytop looks identical to last year’s Lake Como car.
The shark-nose front inspired by BMW’s classic 507 roadster, and razor-thin LED headlights are in place, as is the spine running down the rear deck, and even the turbine-style wheels have made the leap from concept to street. This prototype has the same dark red roof panels, which owners have to manually remove and store, – owners of the regular M8 Convertible only have to press a button to open and close their car’s roof.
At the rear, a pair of fake oval tailpipe trims are fitted to the lower bumper, which marks the Skytop out from BMW M cars, whose visible exhaust tips are always the real deal. We can just make out the true pair of tailpipes nestling behind each of those trims, which are hooked up to the M8 Competition’s stock 4.4-liter 617 hp (625 PS) bi-turbo V8.
If news of the Skytop’s debut passed you by last year, but you’re now smitten, want one and have a Ferrari-sized pile of cash to burn, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. All 50 units have been sold and are sure to become valuable collectors’ items.
