I wonder if people are underestimating how much the design was driven by the fact it was fun to make something that looked like it was from Blade Runner.

Maybe the whole thing started out as “Let’s make something shit cool like a blade runner cop car” and then the idea that it would bring down production costs, look different, etc, developed after they designed something that they really liked.

Elon seems to be quite motivated by having fun, one of the things I like about him.