More info -- on the BMW press site.. This is where BMW publishes all of the press kits that include the photos you see in all of these reviews (hence, why they're all using the same photos). I'd have done my own photography buy hey, I'm not an auto journalist.
Anyway,
BMW i8 Press Kit w/ 6 sets of photos from Malibu, one in front of the Hollywood sign, a bunch of studio type photos of the Protonic Blue i8, the Louis Vuitton luggage, and more! Also a really extensive PDF on the i8 which includes power and torque graphs, complete specifications, and some equipment info. Looks like US is also getting a Pure Impulse package. I've attached the PDF here.
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...tem=node__8610
BMW i8 Production - tons of photos of the manufacturing process, and another interesting PDF about the production process of the i8. PDF attached here.
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/globa...tem=node__5248
Awesome stuff!