The stunning new BMW Speedtop is a £500k V8 shooting brake spun off an M8

When is a BMW Touring not a Touring? When it’s a Speedtop, an M8-based, £500k limited run special that’s just been unveiled at the annual festival of loveliness that is the Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance.

“The BMW Concept Speedtop is characterised first of all by its profile,” head of BMW Group Design Adrian van Hooydonk explains. “It is unique in the automotive industry. In this way, we have created an exclamation mark for our entire line-up of vehicles, especially for the Touring models.”