A while back, BMW unveiled the amazing Skytop concept car at the Concorso d’Eleganza event.
The Skytop was launched as a luxury concept car that pays tribute to the company’s Z8, and everyone assumed it would – probably – not be put into production.
But, amazingly, BMW decided to do a bit of a 180 on that front and mass-produce the car after all.
Mind you, when we say ‘mass-produce’, we actually mean the opposite of that, because BMW will only built 50 units.
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Skytop is a combination of love letters to the past
The BMW Skytop has taken inspiration from two icons from the past, the Z8 and 503, and a car that’s still in production, the 8-series.
But while BMW Z8 was more of a post-modern muscle car, the Skytop is a luxurious grand tourer.
The concept car is a convertible with a leather roof that seamlessly blends into the body of the car.
The inspiration came from the past tense, but the engine under the hood is 100 percent modern.
It features a 617-horsepower 4.4-liter V-8 from the M8 Competition.
It is also using the M8 Competition’s eight-speed automatic transmission and trick all-wheel drive system.
The reason why BMW will put this into production
BMW said they’ll build 50 units, which is not a lot but still something we should be happy about because BMW generally does not put these concepts into production.
The BMW GINA, for example, was one of those concepts that were considered too unique to put into production.
After unveiling the Skytop, BMW said it would consider putting it into production, but only if people were interested.
People were indeed interested, and so here it is.
We’re certainly glad it’s here, anyway.
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