The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year

The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW
The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW

BMW unveiled its impressive two-seater open-top concept called Skytop for the first time in May, when it was not entirely clear whether the car would actually go into production, as it is relatively easy to make a concept car and even easier to simply dream about one.

But in October, BMW announced that it would have a small production run of the Skytop, limited to just 50 units for buyers. The concept floated in May, likely because a trial balloon had worked: BMW stated that interest was strong enough to justify the handcrafted construction of the car at an undisclosed price that some suggested could exceed half a million dollars.

This week, the brand’s head of design, Adrian Van Hooydonk, confirmed to BMWBlog that the Skytop will be delivered to customers this year. The Skytop is also sold out, which is usually a prerequisite for automakers to produce concepts that they create in one-offs or limited runs. BMW could have even made more than 50 if there had been more demand or not: the alchemy of selling limited-run cars for automakers is a delicate balance between satisfying demand and denying it, and more opacity in the process is generally preferred, at least for automakers.

The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW
The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW

Either way, BMWBlog says that the production model of the car will not vary much from the concept the brand revealed in the summer, with the “matte silver” paint in particular standing out, along with the very thin LED headlights, which Van Hooydonk describes as “the thinnest he has ever seen on a production vehicle.”

The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW
The new and elegant two-seater convertible from BMW will be delivered this year. Photo: BMW

Indeed, the Skytop is a special project that followed the revived BMW 3.0 CSL that the brand revealed in 2022, and there may be more special projects in the works, depending partly on the continued positive reception of the Skytop. The Skytop will be handcrafted at BMW’s Dingolfing plant and is based on the M8, while leaning more towards the Z8. Hopefully, we’ll see it in person soon.

Source: Robb Report. This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.

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