With a TV on the dashboard, which just seems irresponsible.
The car had a touch-screen computer installed on the dashboard, which showed a picture of a cellphone.
As the design manager for the interior of the MKZ concept, she used that inspiration to design the dashboard, which is round, and the glovebox, which is concave.
"Let the material be honest," he said, noting the dashboard, which was made of fibre-wood, a composite of synthetic resin and wood pulp.
A '56 Ford Fairlane Sunliner, in two tones of blue, had an AM radio, heater, cigarette lighter, glove compartment and a clock on the dashboard, which replicated the sleek, futuristic look of a 50's diner.
It also deciphers the mysterious "check engine" indicator on the dashboard, which may light up for any number of reasons, including something as simple as "the petrol cap isn't firmly tightened".
One reason appears to be the amount of effort required to talk to the dashboard, which is greater than talking to a person, who can interrupt and ask for clarification.
And there's a neat little display on the dashboard which shows how much current you're using – two amps while sitting in traffic, and up to 68 when driving at high speed.
Also different is the dashboard, which has some extra displays showing the car's fuel economy at any given instant and providing up and down arrows suggesting when to shift.
He's created something called the "dashboard", which sounds like a device Skynet might cook up if it was into the oeuvre of Lil B or OJ Da Juiceman.
