by Chuck Martin
A single person, flying car prototype powered by eight micro jet engines using diesel fuel has been introduced by a Texas startup.

The Axion personal vertical takeoff and landing vehicle from FusionFlight in Dallas promises a top speed of 200 mph and would come with two 15-gallon cross-linked fuel tanks.

The micro jet-engines are enclosed in the body of the vehicle, which is designed to take off straight up and then transition from hover mode to forward flight.

The flying vehicle, priced at $289,995, could fit in a standard parking spot or the back of a pick-up truck.

The flying vehicle is a scaled-up version of the FusionFlight JetQuad drone, a model of which has been test flown as shown in a company video.