{"id":85807,"date":"2026-06-19T08:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85807"},"modified":"2026-06-19T08:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:14:41","slug":"bmws-rare-new-wagon-loses-most-camouflage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85807","title":{"rendered":"BMW&#8217;s Rare New Wagon Loses Most Of Its Camouflage"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>BMW has removed most of the disguise from its Speedtop prototypes to reveal the production-ready design.<\/li>\n<li>Based on the M8, the two-door wagon still hides the color gradient on the roof.<\/li>\n<li>The 70 cars BMW will build for customers will closely mirror the concept unveiled a year ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>When someone says BMW doesn\u2019t know how to build a beautiful car anymore, point them to these images. While looks are subjective, it\u2019s hard to find a bad angle on the Speedtop. Fresh spy photos taken near the N\u00fcrburgring show a near-production prototype of a different kind of Touring model. Why? Well, the luxury wagon is technically a shooting brake since it has only two doors.<\/p>\n<p>Body-style terminology aside, BMW has removed most of the camouflage. Only the roof remains covered, presumably to hide the color gradient. On the concept car unveiled last year, the roof transitioned from Floating Sunstone Maroon to Floating Sundown Silver. The same should hold true for the 70 cars the company will build for its wealthiest customers.<\/p>\n<p>At a rumored price tag of \u20ac500,000, it costs more than three times as much as an M5 Touring in Germany. However, the Speedtop is actually based on a model you can no longer buy: the M8. Much like its donor vehicle, this one is effectively gone as well, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2025\/08\/02\/bmw-speedtop-sold-out\/\">all units long spoken for<\/a>. While the G99 combines the \u201cS68\u201d V8 with an electric motor, the Speedtop uses the older \u201cS63\u201d engine and skips the plug-in hybrid setup altogether.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514688\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514688\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-514688\" title=\"BMW SPEEDTOP PROTOTYPE SPY PHOTO 3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-830x830.jpg\" alt=\"BMW SPEEDTOP PROTOTYPE SPY PHOTO 3\" width=\"830\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-Speedtop-prototype-spy-photo-3.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BMW Speedtop prototype \/ https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thomas.s.photos\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Production-Spec Speedtop Will Mirror The 2025 Concept<\/h2>\n<p>Prototype testing suggests production hasn\u2019t started yet, which makes sense, given that BMW is currently busy building the even rarer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/05\/bmw-skytop-delivered-bmw-welt-exclusive-privacy-room\/\">M8-based Skytop<\/a>. The latter is limited to 50 units and features a manually removable targa roof that stores in the trunk when not in use. The Speedtop is cut from the same cloth and largely shares the two-seat interior derived from the M8.<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, the prototype looks nearly identical to the concept. BMW did drill holes into the bumpers to accommodate parking sensors, but the shooting brake remains just as gorgeous. A closer look reveals a reverse light mounted low in the rear bumper skirt, but everything else appears virtually unchanged. Like the concept, the production car will forgo a rear wiper because, for a car like this, beauty comes first.<\/p>\n<p>Mirroring the show car from the 2025 Concorso d\u2019Eleganza Villa d\u2019Este, the production-ready Speedtop retains the large oval exhaust finishers with two inner tips on each side. It also features the same winglet-style door handles mounted on the beltline, previewing a new setup set to debut on a series-production model: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/16\/inside-the-new-bmw-x5\/\">X5 G65<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re surprised to see the test car riding on the Skytop\u2019s wheels with their elegant lamella design. However, the production version should use the same two-tone, 14-spoke wheels as last year\u2019s concept. The car paparazzi couldn\u2019t get a look inside, but expect the M8\u2019s cabin to be reupholstered in Sundown Maroon and Moonstone White, complemented by a two-tone leather headliner bisected by an illuminated roof spline.<\/p>\n<p>The Skytop never received a dedicated reveal for the production version, so don\u2019t expect one for the Speedtop either. However, we\u2019re confident one of the 70 cars will eventually pose for the camera at BMW Welt before delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZstkL4Cu4k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thomas.s.photos \/ Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZstkL4Cu4k\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary BMW has removed most of the disguise from its Speedtop prototypes to reveal the production-ready design. Based on the M8, the two-door wagon still hides the color gradient on the roof. The 70 cars BMW will build for customers will closely mirror the concept unveiled a year ago. When someone says BMW doesn\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85808,"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-85807","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\/85807","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=85807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}