Willisch also took a second to pour cold water on the rumors about an i5 or i7 model to combat Tesla. He said that neither of those cars would be coming any time soon. The CEO admitted that he sees some competition between Tesla and BMW's 5 series, though he did say that the two cars are "completely different animals."
That car is packed with tech; including NVIDIA hardware. The i8 was also notable as being the first vehicle to use Gorilla Glass. The NVIDIA tech is used in the digital instrument cluster of the i8.
SOURCE: Autoblog