BMW, which has been frequenting the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy in the recent years, has come to this year’s event with a beautiful Targa car called the Skytop. It incorporates design cues from a dozen of the Bavarian automaker’s classics and is little more than a show car.
BMW claims that the designers drew their inspiration from such legends as the Z8 and the 503. The former comes to mind when you look at the shark-nosed front end and slim taillights, while the latter has apparently donated its headlights, hood cover and flat, elongated rear to the project. A removable hardtop consists of two panels that you can just stash in the trunk when not used.
In terms of proportions, the Skytop comes closest to the latest 8-Series, so we are going to assume it was built on the same chassis. The interior in particular looks nearly identical to the 8-Series except for minor trim differences.
For the powertrain, BMW claims it picked “the most powerful V8 in the lineup.” This could be referring to the 4.4-liter mill powering the M8 Competition with 625 PS (616 hp / 460 kW), but the details aren’t available.
