BMW might be planning to build just 50 copies of the ultra-exclusive Skytop that it showcased at the Villa d'Este last year, but that doesn't mean it's not a serious car. The 8 Series-based BMW show car turned road car still has to undergo at least some of the same testing you'd expect for any other BMW-built car. The Ultimate Driving Machine has to be tested on track at the legendary Nürburgring. As the latest from the CarBuzz spy photographers show, the incredible Skytop is no different, even if its owners will almost certainly never push their cars this hard or in this environment.
BMW is a German luxury car and motorbike manufacturer and current owner of Mini, Rolls-Royce, and Alpina. With roots dating back to 1913 as Rapp Motorenwerke, it officially became Bayerische Motoren Werke in 1922 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines. BMW's first car was built in 1928 when it built the Austin 7 under license from Dixi, which was called the BMW 3/15. BMW grew into a manufacturer of p...
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