{"id":82559,"date":"2025-05-23T18:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82559"},"modified":"2025-05-23T18:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:31:42","slug":"bmw-concept-speedtop-vs-skytop-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82559","title":{"rendered":"Speedtop or Skytop? BMW\u2019s Exclusive Duo Compared in Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite being an open secret for several days, pulling the sheet off the BMW Concept Speedtop still likely evoked one or two gasps. Powertrains and underpinnings remain largely the same between the two, and the BMW Concept Speedtop clearly borrows some cues from the closely related Skytop<\/a>. But there\u2019s plenty that\u2019s different. Placing the two side-by-side, we can see exactly what the shooting brake does differently.<\/p>\n

Front and Side Comparison<\/h3>\n

The front bumpers of both the Skytop and Speedtop are identical \u2014 no perceptible changes here. Same goes for the lighting. The side mirrors of the production Skytop appear to be more \u201cM shaped\u201d than the Speedtop \u2014 note the little aerodynamic nubs on the near side of the mirror pointing toward the vehicle. However, the Skytop Concept vehicle had mirrors identical to the Speedtop, so it\u2019s possible that will change for the Speedtop\u2019s production run.<\/p>\n

Along the side of the cars, several small tweaks become apparent. For one, the Speedtop has a wider Hofmeister kink. Which makes sense, as the Speedtop has a fixed roof. The 14-spoke wheels on the BMW Concept Speedtop are also unique to the model. They\u2019re a bit sportier looking than the 12-spoke alloys on the Skytop. There\u2019s also a smaller gap between the fender and wheels, but we\u2019re not sure if that\u2019s because of suspension geometry changes or not. As a result of some obvious changes and some very subtle tweaks, the two look quite a bit different from the side.<\/p>\n

Rear and Roof Comparison<\/h2>\n

Around back, the Skytop and Speedtop have identical decklids and lighting, with matching dual exhaust tips poking out the back. The Speedtop touts a roof-mounted spoiler missing from the Skytop, for obvious reasons. However, the accent piece rising out of the center of the Skytop\u2019s rear is clearly referenced in the BMW Concept Speedtop; the roof\u2019s sharply divided for a sort of \u201cdouble-bubble\u201d look. In fact, the line runs the length of both cars, from the hood back.<\/p>\n

Interior<\/h2>\n

Both BMWs get iDrive 7 and a smaller, split screen setup that we sorely miss from some production models. Upholstery in the BMW Concept Speedtop is a two-tone brown and white, different from the single-color brown we saw in the Skytop Concept. The Concept Speedtop opts for white \u2014 a bold choice \u2014 for the floormats, door cards, seats, and lower half of the center console. The Speedtop also has cool accent lighting inside that mirrors the roof split design. It likely goes without saying, but the Speedtop will have a bit more cabin space behind the driver and passenger than the open-top model. The leather-covered trunk and bespoke storage areas \u2014 designed to fit specific, Schedoni-crafted leather luggage \u2014 are also unique to Speedtop.<\/p>\n

The final difference? BMW offered Skytop in a limited production run of just 50 units. The Speedtop carries that tradition on, kind of. BMW reckons they can sell a few more, as 70 Speedtops will leave the production line. Surprisingly, we aren\u2019t on the list, and we have a feeling BMW has already got all of them sold. So if you weren\u2019t on the list either, it\u2019s likely too late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite being an open secret for several days, pulling the sheet off the BMW Concept Speedtop still likely evoked one or two gasps. Powertrains and underpinnings remain largely the same between the two, and the BMW Concept Speedtop clearly borrows some cues from the closely related Skytop. But there\u2019s plenty that\u2019s different. Placing the two […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":82560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/82560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}