Exactly, it’s pretty obvious that Ford was targeting Tesla X as a competitor for the three row, I couldn’t believe that it turned its back on the more traditional styled Utility buyer preference. It was a terrible mistake and pretty much the opposite to what Lightning was.   Interesting that Ford tried both ends of the spectrum and still couldn’t crack EV buyers, maybe the true sales depth just isn’t as deep in Nth America as automakers believe it to be…..

Borg replied to you;   ”I know there was some edgy looking sketches out there, but they don't seem to have informed this trucks design, or any truck I've seen at least. Ford is SO conservative, they don't do lumpy unless it's a Raptor . BTW the UEV has a conventional blue oval Ford badge, no scripted badge like Aeros. There is actually a partial photo of the front end somewhere from Ford. It evokes Ford pickups with the shape of the lighting and fascia creases, I think it looks quite fine. It's really not as slopped as the Aeros either, the front end is higher, but it's short and smooth.” so relative to the microsoft paint image I put together, it has a blue oval and is higher/flatter in the face (remember that picture of the worker polishing the front end?).   he also said the lighting evoked more ford truck, so I moved the lower headlights over to get more of that shape, but the whole thing looks very Tesla he says.  

Gotta compare fruits to the same species to be accurate, the Corvettes are street legal and entering production and the Mustang GTD Comp ain't (yet) and may not be the same exact car when it gets street legal. In the Mustang's defense, in most variations it has a back seat and the 'Vette don't.

Which will just be a case of diminishing returns. Watching the zr1x ring video, it looked like it was struggling around the turns relative to the GTD. The tires were squealing like crazy. It seems like the chassis would struggle with any additional power. 

I wonder how much more power this has over the normal GTD. It hit 194 coming down the final straight. For comparison, that's only about 4 mph slower than the zr1x max speed.    I'm not suggesting it's matching the zr1x's 1200 hp level, just that they seem pretty evenly matched in a straight line. The mustang does have DRS, so that helps.    My guess is around 1,000 hp. 

I honestly think this is why the Model S did so well when it came out - it was an EV, but more importantly, it was a great looking vehicle that happened to be an EV.  Products since have become more science projects, though other companies have also done more normal designs.

This is reportedly another concept. https://www.motor1.com/news/793236/nissan-off-roader-concept/

They're trying to figure out how to get an even larger motor in there. That's all they seem to know how to do - throw hp at it.

Healthy rivalries are a human side of business. The need to keep evolving one's game for sales/credibility is the best defense against soul-sucking routine. I hope, somehow, that this focus (pun lightly intended) leads to one more "real" Mustang redesign, allowing a lighter starting point and all the advances (reasonably) available.  

Totally agree, EVs need to look like normal cars, just really well styled ones!