BMW showcased its one-off Concept Skytop at this past weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, an annual beauty contest for historic motor vehicles held on the shores of Lake Como.
A two-seater convertible designed to “inspire a desire to travel”, the striking concept car features a prominent bonnet with a pronounced centre spline, a nod to the German firm’s famed Z8 roadster produced between 1998 and 2003. This standout architectural feature extends through the vehicle’s interior to an aluminium trim positioned on the tailgate.
Other eminent features include a BMW shark-nose design with an illuminated kidney grille, winglets discreetly integrated into the door shoulders to replace conventional door handles, light-alloy wheels with precise lamellas and a pair of bespoke LED headlamp clusters — the slimmest yet fitted to a BMW — positioned on milled aluminium carriers.
The sumptuously appointed interior of the Concept Skytop sports a leather-finished roll-over bar and a fully retractable rear window. The two removable roof panels, also finished in leather, can be stored in a special compartment in the luggage area. The reddish-brown seats, crafted in the traditional saddlery of the BMW's Dingolfing plant, feature brogue-style accents while the dashboard and centre console wear unique crystal detailing.
Like the Z8 roadster, the BMW Concept Skytop also comes with the most powerful engine in the current BMW drivetrain portfolio: a 4.4l twin-turbocharged V8.
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