According to Jalopnik’s Damon Lavrinc, the BMW i8 is the “first attempt at defining what the future [of cars] will be, and like all first attempts it’s a mix of exciting and the not-yet-well-thought-out.” It’s also elegant and beautiful and I want one to go across the country.
OK, that or the Porsche 918 Spyder.
https://jalopnik.com/the-bmw-i8-is-the-gorgeous-beta-of-a-car-youll-eventual-1573599645