Pictures tell a story, this one the increasing credibility of these means of transporting people over reasonable distances in three dimensions. Featuring the revised layout of four power-units, I knew I was onto something when the guy running the studio ~ who rarely expresses an opinion ~ said that it looked more compact than anything else that had graced the floor. We seem to be getting nearer the point when people, not least of all me, might actually want one.
Not given up on red, but used black for the same reason most Formula One racing-car teams have done the same this season: as the native material colour it saves the cost and weight of paint.
Plus it did Ford no harm at all for the first several years.