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Czech owner takes delivery of BMW Skytop at BMW Welt in Munich
A Czech collector has collected number 33 of the 50 BMW Skytop roadsters built, picking up the car at BMW Welt in Munich along with a package of exclusive accessories.
By Charlotte Redford · 3 min read
A Czech owner has taken delivery of a BMW Skytop, one of only 50 examples being built, after collecting the car in person at BMW Welt in Munich. The buyer, who had first seen the car at its Prague premiere in October 2024, flew in by private jet to make the pick-up, a fitting end to a purchase that has drawn considerable attention among collectors of the German manufacturer's most exclusive machinery.
The car handed over is number 33 of 50 and is powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 617 hp, sent to all four wheels through BMW's xDrive system. The roadster can reach 100 km/h from a standstill in about 3.3 seconds. Its two-tone finish is hand-painted at BMW's Dingolfing plant, a detail that underlines how much of the car is finished by hand rather than on a conventional production line.
The cabin borrows its basic layout from the 8 Series, but the rear seats have been removed to create a two-seat configuration that fits the car's roadster purpose. The manual faux-leather targa roof is removable and is stored in the boot when not in use, so the owner must fit it by hand rather than relying on an automated mechanism. The roof and the stripped-back rear cabin together give the car a focused, driver-first character.
The package that accompanies the car is as notable as its mechanical specification. The owner receives a luggage set, two sets of floor mats and a car cover, items that complete the car for the buyer from the first day of ownership. Such details reflect the bespoke, collector-oriented character BMW has built into the model from the outset.
BMW has not published a price for the Skytop. Unofficial reports put the cost near €500,000, which would make it the second most expensive new BMW after the 3.0 CSL, reported to cost €750,000. Neither figure has been confirmed by the manufacturer, and the company has kept its pricing details private, leaving the market to rely on the reported estimates.
The Skytop takes its design cues from the 507 and the Z8, both classic BMW two-seat roadsters, and was first shown as a concept at the Villa d'Este on Lake Como before the production version followed. The lineage matters to collectors, since it places the car within a recognisable family of low-volume BMW roadsters rather than treating it as a one-off styling exercise.
The car's arrival also marks a turning point for the line-up, since it is reported to signal the end of the 8 Series range. That makes the Skytop more than a niche product: it closes a chapter for a model family whose final cars are now being delivered to buyers.
Looking ahead, a successor known as the Speedtop has been reported. It is said to take the form of a shooting brake body and will be limited to 70 units, a larger run than the Skytop's 50. Both the Skytop and its planned successor are reported to be sold out, underlining the strength of demand for low-volume BMW models among wealthy buyers.
Source: bmwblog.com
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