BMW’s latest design declaration and ultra-exclusive Skytop exchanged his concept car posh for high-speed aggression. The BMW Skytop is sighted on the Nürburgring and cuts through the corners of the green hell with attitude, grace and keeping a real M machine.
Although the bold design of the BMW Skytop is wrapped in camouflage. The front end of the shark nose reminds us of the legendary Roadster 507 and Z8, while the thin headlights bring a modern flair into design. To the back, the rejuvenating rear deck is reminiscent of the flowing lines of the Rolls-Royce boat tail.
The illuminated kidney grille is surrounded by the closest production headlights of the brand of all time, while slim LED races wrap around the shaped rear. Everything looks ready for production-it is so. Even in prototype, the skytop looks more yacht than sports cars – until it drops equipment and deals with one corner.
A big tourer with two personalities
BMW is based on the Skytop on the Cabrio of the G14 8 series, but this exclusive bimmer changed the rules a little. While the 8s always blurred the border between luxury cruisers and performance coupé, the skytop extends this gap even further. It comprises its great tour roots and offers remote comfort and an exquisite interior and outer design, with the opportunity to turn into a sporty machine.
Under the bonnet, the skytop has BMWS, the previously strong V8 is 4.4-liter twin-turbo engine, which produces 617 hp. Technically speaking, this corresponds to the M8 competition and follows the M5 CS by 10 hp, but the performance remains blowing. The power supply is delivered by an eight-speed automatic that starts the car from 0 to 62 km/h (100 km/h) in just more than 3.3 seconds.
However, a noble interior would call it boring
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BMW did not pursue any trends inside. The cabin remains loyal to the 8-seater design, while you can dismantle the back seats in favor of a two-seater layout in a rich red-brown leather. In contrast to newer BMWs, the skytop sticks with iDrive 7 and physical buttons and offers a refreshingly analog interface in a digital age.
Built by hand, not from line
BMW does not build the skytop on a typical production line. Like the limited 3.0-CSL, the skytop receives the complete coachbuilt treatment, which was put together by hand by a special process that enables extreme adjustments and craftsmanship. The entire development lasted only 15 months – an impressive turnaround for something so exclusive.
50 units. Everything spoken for.
BMW only builds 50 units of the skytop. Each of them is already spoken. At a price of € 500,000 (approx. 540,000 $), the skytop enters rare air – not only as one of the most expensive BMWs that were ever built, but one of the most desirable. Of course it is sold out. [Spy Photos: Baldauf]
