The very first BMW Skytop just hit the pavement, kicking off deliveries for what might be the brand’s most jaw-dropping production run yet. And who snagged the debut model? None other than Andrea Levy, an Italian speed demon with a garage that’d make any car nut weak in the knees. Munich’s BMW Welt handed him the keys to this retro-futuristic beast, a dead ringer for the concept that stole the show at Villa d’Este last year.
Only 50 of these things will ever exist, each with a sticker price pushing $580K. Think of it as an M8 Competition that got a bespoke makeover: targa roof with louche leather panels, curves nodding to BMW’s glory days, and a profile that screams “museum piece.” Underneath? Same brutal 4.4-liter V8, same 617 horsepower, same 0-60 in 3.3 seconds. But let’s be real—nobody’s buying this to hoon around town. It’s a trophy, pure and simple, blending heritage with horsepower in a way only Bavarian engineers could pull off.
Rumor has it BMW’s already cookin’ up a sibling model: the Speedtop, a shooting brake version with a 70-unit cap. Because apparently, “rare” just wasn’t rare enough.
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