BMW has formally begun buyer deliveries of the Skytop, its most unique coachbuilt venture for the reason that 3.0 CSL. The primary instance was handed over this week at BMW Welt in Munich to Andrea Levy, Italian entrepreneur, racing driver, and President of Salone Auto Torino. Levy, who competes within the Ferrari Problem Europe and CIGT Endurance 2025, shared the milestone on Instagram:
“The supply of my BMW Skytop at BMW Welt in Munich was simply superb. Assembly the people who developed this distinctive idea and turned it right into a small manufacturing of fifty items was really a privilege.” The primary Skytop constructed will now journey to Turin, Italy, to hitch Levy’s 777 Assortment, an unique lineup of uncommon efficiency and design icons.
From Idea to Restricted Manufacturing
It’s been a 12 months since BMW unveiled the Skytop concept at the 2024 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Initially proven as a design research based mostly on the BMW M8 Competitors, it rapidly generated robust curiosity from collectors. BMW confirmed a brief manufacturing run of simply 50 models, all of which had been reserved inside weeks.
The automotive delivered in Munich intently matches the Villa d’Este prototype. The proportions, surfacing, and detailing stay intact, together with the manually detachable targa roof, product of two leather-wrapped panels that match neatly right into a devoted trunk compartment.
Pricing was by no means made public, however a number of sources put the determine round €500,000.
Design and Technical Highlights
The Skytop takes clear inspiration from the BMW Z8 and BMW 507, mixing long-hood GT proportions with minimal, sculptural bodywork. It’s the primary BMW to make use of electrically operated winglets instead of typical door handles—flush components that stretch from the beltline when unlocked. Within the video posted, we are able to additionally see “One fo Fifty” plaque on the seats.
Beneath, it makes use of the M8’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 and xDrive all-wheel-drive system. Efficiency figures haven’t been introduced, however they’re anticipated to reflect the M8’s 617 horsepower and 0–100 km/h time of about 3.3 seconds.
Recent spy photos recommend the identical winglet deal with design will seem on the upcoming X5 (G65) and X7 (G67) generations, signaling BMW’s plan to convey this design characteristic to higher-volume fashions.
The 8 Sequence Attracts to a Shut
The Skytop additionally marks the top of the road for the BMW 8 Sequence as we all know it. Manufacturing of present variants will progressively finish by 2026, and BMW has not confirmed a direct successor. Insiders recommend a future Gran Coupe-style might return underneath the identical badge after 2030, however for now, the Skytop serves as a last chapter for BMW’s flagship grand tourer.
Subsequent Cease: Tokyo
Though buyer deliveries have began, BMW is anticipated to offer the Skytop a proper public debut on the Tokyo Motor Present subsequent week. Regardless of missing U.S. homologation, at the least one automotive is rumored to be heading to the East Coast by a non-public import.
Right here is our personal video overview of the BMW Skytop:
