There's a big chance that you know this is a Ford Mustang if you see this logo. And you'll probably think of a few things.
A big combustion engine, preferably with eight cylinders, a coupé with rear-wheel drive and an chassis with proven technology.
Well, if it's up to Ford, those aren't the things you'll think about when you're thinking about a Mustang anymore.
This is the all new Ford Mustang Mach-E. It's not on an already proven platform, because it's entirely new,
it doesn't have a big V8. It doesn't even have a combustion engine. Also, it's not a coupé and you can have rear-wheel drive if you want,
but it's not obligated.
Depending on the version you get, you can choose between having one electric motor and rear-wheel drive,
or two electric motors with four-wheel drive. Additionally, you can choose between two different battery packs.
66 kWh or 88 kWh, and you can combine the two if you want. So you can have rear-wheel drive with 66 or 88 kWh or you can have four-wheel drive...
with 66 or 88 kWh. Because Ford wanted to look good, they gave us the All-Wheel Drive Extended Range. So four-wheel drive and the biggest...
battery pack. That means you've got a 0-100-speed of 5,1 seconds, a limited top speed of 180 km/h and a WLTP-range of around...
540 kilometres. Great numbers to rival the Polestar 2, the Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge or the Tesla Model 3 or Tesla Model Y All-Wheel Drive Long Range.
I do have to say, there are faster alternatives. And I'm looking at Tesla here. But it's still potent enough with 351 horsepower.
It's seriously pony-car quick. There's going to be a 500 horsepower GT-version as well, but when you put your foot down after a roundabout...
it's seriously quick. It's a lot of fun and you have to try it, but after a while you start enjoying all of the other advantages...
you get from an electric car. The gears are linear, it's incredibly quiet, very comfortable,
and more importantly, if you select One Pedal Driving in the menu, you can actually drive it with one pedal.
They've tuned it very nicely. When you release the throttle, it won't slow down immediately. It slows down gradually.
But if you turn off the cruise control or something, it still won't slow down all of a sudden. It will remain gradually.
That way, you're able to smoothly drive it with one pedal. It will slow the car down all the way to a stop.
It'll only move when you use the throttle again as well. A very pleasant drivetrain to have, really.
You can choose between three modes. Active, Whisper and Untamed. So that's Normal, a little slower and a little faster.
I do have to say, you won't really notice anything different. In Untamed, the throttle response is slightly quicker, but the differences...
are little. As a whole, the drivetrain is very good. Then, the range. Ford says it can do 540 kilometres, but I drove it yesterday.
It was eleven degrees out, so it wasn't too cold and I only used the heated seats and ventilation on the motorway.
And in 215 kilometres, half of my battery capacity was gone. So if you calculate it, it could've done 430 kilometres on a single charge.
In this part of the market, it's got the best range except for a Tesla. However, it does have a seriously big battery pack with 88 kWh.
So it's not particularly efficient, but the range itself is above average. So that's good. If you're empty, you can charge it with alternating...
current up to 11 kW or at a DC-charger up to 150 kW. However, that comes with a comment. I tried quickcharging it yesterday at a FastNed-charger,
and it went very well. When I reached 50%, it dipped a little but it was still good. However, when I reached 80%, it plummeted to 12,5 kW.
So charging more than 80% at a quickcharger doesn't have any additional advantages. It won't be quicker than a regular charging station.
Anyway, it still has pretty good charging possibilities. Right, the chassis then. They've really tried their best with it.
They wanted it to really feel like a Mustang, and it does. Partly. It's a simple chassis. No air suspension, no adaptive dampers,
but they've found a very good compromise. It's pretty comfortable. If you're on bad roads, the springs are soft enough not to make it bounce.
It doesn't rattle, it doesn't shake. However, at lower speeds it will be a bit bumpy on speedbumps or something. You'll be like this.
It's not annoying or anything, but it could be more comfortable. However, if you get out of the city, it's really nice to drive.
Also, it has seriously dynamic capacities. The centre of gravity is very low, the weight distribution is 50/50,
so you can clearly feel what it's doing. If you push too hard, it will have some understeer, but you can easily correct that by putting your foot down.
You can get the back to break out, so it's pretty playful.
The only thing I don't like is the steering, which feels very artificial. It has a constantly self-centering effect to it, as if it wants to take over your...
steering wheel. And I don't like that. It'll remain like that if you turn off lane-keeping. That could've been better.
Luckily, the car is eligible for over-the-air-updates. And since I already mentioned safety systems, I'd like to say this has lots of them.
This already is the most innovative Ford they've ever built, and it's able to follow the car and remain within the lines on the motorway.
It's not as good as Tesla yet, which is able to do fly-overs all by itself. Also, the Tesla will find the centre of the lane a tad quicker.
This has to think for a few seconds before the light starts burning, after which you can let it do its thing.
So it's already good, but it can be better. However, I do have to say it's not bad at anything or something. It's a very good car already.
IF we look at the interior, the Mach-E isn't doing anything wrong either. In the back, you can fit more than 400 litres underneath the, kind of flimsy,
parcel shelf. But anyway. At the front, there's a frunk which can fit 80 litres. Usually, you can use that space to put your charging cables.
That way, they won't make your boot dirty. However, for some reason there has to be a divider in the front of the Mach-E in Europe.
But if you won't tell Ford, you'll probably be able to remove that so you can actually put your charging cables in there.
That way, the luggage space can be used for luggage.
Then, the rear seat. I'm 1.80 m. tall myself and I'm very comfortable. My feet easily fit beneath the seat, I've got enough legroom,
the headroom is alright for me, but I wouldn't want to be taller in here. However, for five adults, because there's no middle tunnel,
it's a very practical car. If we look at the front seats, we've got the biggest surprise of them all. Ford isn't really known for their beautiful interiors,
but for this segment? I mean, it's not a Polestar, but it sure looks better than the equivalent Tesla Model 3 or Model Y.
And I do have to say, it all works very nicely as well. They've stolen the big vertical screen from Tesla, but it works very well.
The buttons are big, you don't need to scroll through thirteen menu's first and you're never more than two clicks away from what you want.
And that makes it all work. The seating position is very adjustable as well. It's not original, but it all works.
And that kind of is the story of the Ford Mustang Mach-E. It doesn't excel in anything.
A Polestar 2 has a nicer interior, the Tesla has a bigger range, the Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge is faster from 0-100.
However, the Mach-E is always better than average, which makes the total package a very interesting deal. Especially if you look at the prices.
This is the most powerful version with the most all option packs, two of them. So it will cost you around €70.000.
That's a lot of money, but if you combine this 88 kWh-battery pack with the rear-wheel drive version, you'll be able to knock off €9.000.
That means you've got a very luxurious, practical, fast electric SUV for just over €60.000, and it's got a good range as well.
The only problem is the name. This is not, in any way, not in the slightest, even close to being a real Mustang. And that's very, very good.