I've been told that the time between the start of Euro deliveries and US is going to the closer than it's ever been, none of the typical ~6 months (hence the July wording on the BMWUSA site). And I could swear production had already begun after I saw a RHD i8 sighting in Amsterdam. It appears to be in pre-delivery guise (that looks like a window sticker on the dash). It might just be a press test car based on this press release about April builds.