► BMW has made a shooting brake!
► Revealed at Villa D’Este concours
► BMW Concept Speedtop will go on sale
BMW’s car designs in recent years have been controversial to say the least, but it appears the German marque still knows how to design a great car with the reveal of its new Concept Speedtop.
Unveiled at the 2025 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, which BMW is the organiser of, it is essentially a hard-top version of the Concept Skytop shown at last year’s event, with both being based on a BMW 8-series.
The BMW Concept Speedtop is the latest in an annual tradition for BMW to show off a new concept car at Villa d’Este, previous examples of which include the 2023 Z4 Touring Coupe ‘breadvan’ concept.
The Speedtop’s design is unsurprisingly very similar to the Skytop, with its V-shaped front end having clear links to the BMW 507, one of the German firm’s most valuable classic models.
It also uses the thinnest LED lights ever fitted to a BMW and has an illuminated kidney grille (naturally). The sloping roofline and extended window line give it the perfect ‘shooting brake’ look, with BMW describing it as a ‘Touring’.
Adrian van Hooydonk, head of BMW Group design, said: ‘A true BMW exudes dynamism and elegance even when it’s standing still. And that’s also the case with our new concept car.
‘The BMW Concept Speedtop is characterised first by its profile. It is very unique in the automotive segment. In this way, we have created an exclamation mark for our entire line-up of vehicles, especially for the Touring models.’
Inside, there’s no hiding its 8-series roots in the cabin, but BMW has kitted it out with a posh twin-colour leather finish. The boot is also finished in full leather and has brogue-style perforations. A fancy false boot floor reveals a much larger storage area beneath.
The 8-series’ rear seats are ripped out and in their place are two cut-outs for bespoke luggage made by Italian firm Schedoni, designed to match the finish of the rest of the interior. A weekend bag can also fit in the boot.
Munich hasn’t provided any technical details for the BMW Concept Speedtop, but has said it uses the firm’s most powerful V8 engine – meaning it gets the same 4.4-litre twin-turbo unit as the BMW M8, putting out 616bhp and 553lb ft of torque, enabling a 0-62mph time of 3.2 seconds.
While BMW didn’t reveal last year’s Concept Skytop as a production vehicle, it was soon after confirmed that 50 examples would be made.
This time, the company has confirmed that low-volume production is on the cards. The Concept Speedtop will be marginally less rare, with 70 set to be produced from the outset.
That’ll certainly make for some pretty arresting family transport for the discerning BMW collector.
BMW says it is offering them to ‘collectors and enthusiasts’. There’s no word on when production will begin, or pricing, but it’s likely to cost around £500,000, according to CAR magazine’s sources.