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I know we have a number of people over-the-moon about Teslas, but what are the thoughts re the Mustang Mach-E?

edit to add: yes, I know it's not a real mustang... but still better than the mustang II.
 
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Bob Noel said:
I know we have a number of people over-the-moon about Teslas, but what are the thoughts re the Mustang Mach-E?
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I've never seen one in person but have seen a lot of content about it. I'd love to get a chance to drive one.

Very good reviews. Some criticism of them calling it a Mustang because it's a crossover SUV but, if you didn't like the looks, you proably wouldn't be asking. I personally like how they did the color change on the roof line to suggest the fastback design from the early Mustangs.

Software and efficiency not as good as Tesla but still good. Lots more physical controls, which you'll like if you don't like the Tesla's minimalist design. I don't remember exactly where it's performance numbers fall but they're good. NACS adapter is available and it has Supercharger support. I don't remember when they are switching to native NACS charging port.

Ford hasn't figured out how to make a profit off of their EVs yet but they make good EVs. If the Mach-E has the design, styling, and performance you want, it is a great option.

Hopefully we have some Mach-E owners on the board. I'd love to learn more about them.
 
I've been looking for either a turbo or supercharger for our fossil fuel stang.
Do they have those options for the Es?
 
I hear they're one of the worst selling vehicles for some reason
 
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I thought the new *cough* "Stang " was a Ford Escape at first glance. It might be a fine electric vehicle but it needs classy name like "the electric slide" ... :biggrin:
 
Racerx said:
Despite the nameplate, it ain't a mustang.
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true enough - I don't think of them as a real mustang. It the sort of SUV cargo area that I need, which a real mustang doesn't have.
 
Bob Noel said:
true enough - I don't think of them as a real mustang. It the sort of SUV cargo area that I need, which a real mustang doesn't have.
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Ah, well, then you're probably not interested in waiting for this:
www.caranddriver.com

Ford Reportedly Developing a Hybrid Mustang: Will It Actually Happen This Time? Here's What We Know

There's no timetable for when it could arrive, but development has progressed to the point that there are hybridized Mustang mules testing, according to a report by Ford Authority.
www.caranddriver.com www.caranddriver.com
 
Yeah, it’s not a mustang, but it’s a nice car. Had a corvette next to me floor it when the light turned yesterday. I followed suit and kept up with him even with a delayed start and I had it in relax mode.
 
Just scrape off the badging from the car and exclusively say "Mach-E" to your friends/family. You can even spell it out as "Maquis" while online.
 
Ive owned two. They're nice, handle nice and are silly fast. They also depreciate like crazy so excellent deals can be had. I got both of mine for well under half price, each with ~10k miles on them. First one was totalled from hail damage. I happily replaced it with another (higher trim) version.20250530_180711.jpg
 
Bob Noel said:
I know we have a number of people over-the-moon about Teslas, but what are the thoughts re the Mustang Mach-E?

edit to add: yes, I know it's not a real mustang... but still better than the mustang II.
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I have a Tesla Y, but think very highly of the Mach E. I only rode in the GT model, which is incredibly fast, but also quite comfy and quiet. Our neighbor has a normal Mach E and normal Tesla Y (long range), and he prefers the Mach E.
If it has NACS or you dont need it for long road trips, it's probably a great car.
 
Bob Noel said:
I know we have a number of people over-the-moon about Teslas, but what are the thoughts re the Mustang Mach-E?

edit to add: yes, I know it's not a real mustang... but still better than the mustang II.
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It's on my possible purchase list, just wish it didn't have that large tv screen hanging off the dashboard.

tops on my list right now is an Blazer EV SS
 
Following.

My wife has decided that her next vehicle will be the Mach-E - we're probably a year or two away from that happening, though. Electric makes good sense for her vehicle - she's 20 minutes from work in slow traffic and other than that is just running errands around town. I'm glad this thread popped up - it'll save me some research time. I have never owned a Ford before, so I have my reservations based on generations of hand-me-down bias, so I'm hesitant.
 
Parents have a Mach-E, bought in late 2022 or early 2023 from what I recall. Both bothers have Tesla (an X from 2021 I think, and Y from early 2022). Both brothers prefer my parents Mach-E for local driving. The car's fit and finish is much better, the physical buttons, more comfortable....
Tesla has better tech if you like gadgets and easter eggs. But for pure local driving, the Mach-E is much better. Where Tesla beats the Mach-E is on road trips, the built in software and range management is more sophisticated and works better. Tesla has a very tight grasp on the status of the Super Chargers, how many are in use, how people have selected a specific charger and how long they will likely charge....

My parents have the SC adapter for the Mach-E and have used it a few times. But they mostly keep the Mach-E for local driving.

Tim
 
Racerx said:
Despite the nameplate, it ain't a mustang.
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That's the odd thing about what Ford did. They could have just called it the Mach-E and NOBODY would have batted an eye, it wouldn't have caused any negative feelings at all. However, the second they made "Mustang" it's own brand and tried to throw that label on it, you alienated just about every "car guy/gal" even if they weren't fans of Ford. It just made zero sense, and I'd love to know what focus group/VP circle jerk meeting resulted in Ford making that decision, lol.
 
Bob Noel said:
I know we have a number of people over-the-moon about Teslas, but what are the thoughts re the Mustang Mach-E?

edit to add: yes, I know it's not a real mustang... but still better than the mustang II.
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Mustang II....LOL..what a blast from the past. My older sister had one. She let me use it one night when I was 15yo. I, and a couple of buddies, came out of their neighborhood at an undisclosed rate of speed and 'jumped' the crossing highway...a bit higher and farther than anticipated. When the suspension bottomed out there was a less than glorious crunching sound. Within 100yds the oil pressure idiot light came on so I coasted to one of my buddies house another couple of hundred yds away. That car left a 10W30 trail of tears behind it. Rhut Rho Relroy! I told my father I hit a pothole but had to fess up the entire truth when the mechanic showed him the underside of the chassis while it was on the lift. There was about a 4x6" piece of oil pan absent. :blush:
 
I've had 3 TBirds (Dad was fleet mgr in Arizona) but as the years progressed, they looked less and less like 'Birds. My first was a '66 Dad picked up in trade (school colors, too). Then the 1977 - huge but an 8cylinder to go skiing in the Rockies was the best. It was so big the skis fit in the trunk. The last one was the '88 which was more of a sedan than anything else, definitely not part of the true 'Bird lineage. Late 90s I had a choice of the new stupid-looking bird or a 1969 cherokee. Went with the airplane. Thought about the Mustang but I needed something with more room.

Of course I think the EV Hummer is the #1 stupid idea, EV pony comes in #2.
 
CJones said:
I have never owned a Ford before, so I have my reservations based on generations of hand-me-down bias, so I'm hesitant.
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I never owned Fords until I got married, my wife’s dad retired from Ford and we get Z plan pricing. Best price, no haggle.

I’ve owned six Fords now, and all have been fantastic. Anecdotal for sure, but personally I have no issues buying a Ford if it suits my needs.
 
Bill said:
I never owned Fords until I got married, my wife’s dad retired from Ford and we get Z plan pricing. Best price, no haggle.

I’ve owned six Fords now, and all have been fantastic. Anecdotal for sure, but personally I have no issues buying a Ford if it suits my needs.
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I've known good Fords and bad Fords. You could not pay me to drive a Taurus. Other models? No gripes.
 
robin ardoin said:
Mustang II....LOL..what a blast from the past. My older sister had one. She let me use it one night when I was 15yo. I, and a couple of buddies, came out of their neighborhood at an undisclosed rate of speed and 'jumped' the crossing highway...a bit higher and farther than anticipated. When the suspension bottomed out there was a less than glorious crunching sound. Within 100yds the oil pressure idiot light came on so I coasted to one of my buddies house another couple of hundred yds away. That car left a 10W30 trail of tears behind it. Rhut Rho Relroy! I told my father I hit a pothole but had to fess up the entire truth when the mechanic showed him the underside of the chassis while it was on the lift. There was about a 4x6" piece of oil pan absent. :blush:
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I believe my uncle did a similar stunt when he was in high school with a Dodge SuperBee and a roads that had a series of "whoops". Oil pan has left the chat, lol.
 
2-Bit Speed said:
I've known good Fords and bad Fords. You could not pay me to drive a Taurus. Other models? No gripes.
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Had a '91 Taurus SHO with the Yamaha DOHC V6 and 5-speed manual. Torque steer was something fierce, but it'd run right with the 5.0 'Stangs of the day and was much more comfortable doing it!
 
SoonerAviator said:
That's the odd thing about what Ford did. They could have just called it the Mach-E and NOBODY would have batted an eye, it wouldn't have caused any negative feelings at all. However, the second they made "Mustang" it's own brand and tried to throw that label on it, you alienated just about every "car guy/gal" even if they weren't fans of Ford. It just made zero sense, and I'd love to know what focus group/VP circle jerk meeting resulted in Ford making that decision, lol.
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I think the "four door Mustang" thing is what set a few folks off ...
 
Coincidentally, I've owned both Mustangs that aren't Mustangs. My dad bought me a crappy Mustang II as a beater when I was college, and now I own a Mach-e. I like the Mach-e. Mustang II, I hated with a passion - but it was better than walking.
 
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Our first car after we got married was a little Mustang II Ghia. It lasted about a month before we got T-boned by a big ol' Pontiac. Replaced it with a '73 Mustang... but I digress.

My wife's family was Ford blue, as her grandfather owned a Ford dealer at one time, then sold it to pay for Grammy's cancer surgery, then worked there as a mechanic for decades after. We've owned mostly Fords since the late 70s. A couple of losers - the Aerostar was just a late Friday afternoon build, I think. The battered old Taurus we bought for the kids to drive met a predictable end (transaxle). Everything else has been fine.

Wife'c current car is a Toyota Highlander, and she's been eyeing the Mach-E as its replacement. I seriously doubt she'll pull the trigger on it, but I'm supportive. I dislike the yuge screen in the middle, but it seems to be the way things are headed. I thikn it's pretty much ideal for her kind of driving though. I, on the other hand, will be sticking with the F150 with the 600+ mile highway range and 5-10 minute "recharge" time. We make a 550-mile drive each way once a year; it's nice to be able to drive it in one shot with nothing more than potty stops.

But if she gets the Mach-E, I'll drive the hell out of it.
 
SoonerAviator said:
Heck, they probably could have called it the Mustang II and caught less flak since everybody already hated the Mustang II, lol.
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I had a Mustang II. I like to believe that I don't hate anything, but I could make an exception ... :biggrin:
 
Daleandee said:
I had a Mustang II. I like to believe that I don't hate anything, but I could make an exception ...
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I believe my mother had a brown Mustang II with t-tops when she went to college. She traded in a 350 v8 1972 Malibu for it, which we still give her heck about lol.
 
1989 Taurus SHO. Kept it about 100,000 miles.

Out in the flat country one early morning, slowed to 5 MPH as I passed a mile marker, smoothly went to the floor, at red line ordinary shifts, and at the next marker, 131 MPH, and still in 4th. Put it in 5th and just let slow down to 60, and back on cruise control. Torque steer was bad coming off lights hard, but at 131, I would have been comfortable with my hands of the wheel, it was rock steady.

Never lost a drag, and 5 liter Mustangs were victims, including my sons. Smoothest engine I have ever had, and excellent gas mileage. Only burned rubber once, hot day on asphalt, and too much throttle as the clutch came in, the smoke rolled out of the front wells and covered the hood, visibility zero through it, clutch back down and up, tires were hitched again, and still won the drag.

The estimate for replacing the heater core was out of sight, as the entire dash, steering, and console had to come out. so sold it in Florida to a guy that was into fast. The air conditioner was fine. The SHO was now 8 cylinder, and nose heavy, so did not buy another.
 
SoonerAviator said:
That's the odd thing about what Ford did. They could have just called it the Mach-E and NOBODY would have batted an eye, it wouldn't have caused any negative feelings at all. However, the second they made "Mustang" it's own brand and tried to throw that label on it, you alienated just about every "car guy/gal" even if they weren't fans of Ford. It just made zero sense, and I'd love to know what focus group/VP circle jerk meeting resulted in Ford making that decision, lol.
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Even if you look it up on the Ford website, it's listed as a SUV. Not sure why the thought throwing a 'Mustang' tag on a SUV would go over without anyone noticing.
 
DaleB said:
Wife'c current car is a Toyota Highlander, and she's been eyeing the Mach-E as its replacement. I seriously doubt she'll pull the trigger on it, but I'm supportive. I dislike the yuge screen in the middle, but it seems to be the way things are headed. I thikn it's pretty much ideal for her kind of driving though. I, on the other hand, will be sticking with the F150 with the 600+ mile highway range and 5-10 minute "recharge" time. We make a 550-mile drive each way once a year; it's nice to be able to drive it in one shot with nothing more than potty stops.
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Both brothers have done road trips in their Teslas. The potty breaks are not any longer, and provide enough time to charge the cars that they have done 1000 miles in a day.
You can let the EV charge while you do a potty break. you cannot fill the ICE gas while doing the potty break. I think if you are anecdotally typical like most families, you stop every two - three hours for ten minutes for a potty break. That ten minutes is almost enough to charge the car for another two hours.

Tim
 
geezer said:
1989 Taurus SHO. Kept it about 100,000 miles.

Out in the flat country one early morning, slowed to 5 MPH as I passed a mile marker, smoothly went to the floor, at red line ordinary shifts, and at the next marker, 131 MPH, and still in 4th. Put it in 5th and just let slow down to 60, and back on cruise control. Torque steer was bad coming off lights hard, but at 131, I would have been comfortable with my hands of the wheel, it was rock steady.

Never lost a drag, and 5 liter Mustangs were victims, including my sons. Smoothest engine I have ever had, and excellent gas mileage. Only burned rubber once, hot day on asphalt, and too much throttle as the clutch came in, the smoke rolled out of the front wells and covered the hood, visibility zero through it, clutch back down and up, tires were hitched again, and still won the drag.

The estimate for replacing the heater core was out of sight, as the entire dash, steering, and console had to come out. so sold it in Florida to a guy that was into fast. The air conditioner was fine. The SHO was now 8 cylinder, and nose heavy, so did not buy another.
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I loved mine, and having a Taurus with a manual trans made people do a double-take. The seats were really nice as well with multi-zone air lumbar and side bolsters. The JBL sound system was pretty nice for a factory setup as well. Those cheese slicer wheels were a PITA to get brake dust off of though, lol.
 
CJones said:
Even if you look it up on the Ford website, it's listed as a SUV. Not sure why the thought throwing a 'Mustang' tag on a SUV would go over without anyone noticing.
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The people who were young, Mustang enthusiasts during the Mustang's heyday are now of the age where they primary want the practicality, and easy entry/exit, of an SUV. They also have the financial resources to afford a fancy SUV EV. It is they to whom the Mach-E is targeted.

Watch a few Mach-E videos on YouTube and you'll see exactly what I mean.
 
SoonerAviator said:
That's the odd thing about what Ford did. They could have just called it the Mach-E and NOBODY would have batted an eye, it wouldn't have caused any negative feelings at all. However, the second they made "Mustang" it's own brand and tried to throw that label on it, you alienated just about every "car guy/gal" even if they weren't fans of Ford. It just made zero sense,
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I've always felt the same way.
and in a similar but lesser way about the reboots of the Bronco, the Scout, and the Blazer. And really, all of the modern JEEPS too.
None of those reboots are in my opinion, honors the legacy of the earlier versions.
It feels fake to me....like going to Vegas if you want to see the Eiffel Tower!

Sadly, I can't really comment much about the electric Mustang. They were released after I'd bought an Audi E-tron, so I never really got into the weeds about them, but probably would have strongly considered it if they'd come out a few months earlier...and while that Audi was in most ways the best car I've ever owned, I do think that I'd probably have liked the Ford better. Just because of all the reasons the Audi was also the worst car I've ever owned. (and my assumption that the Ford version of teh EV would probably be a little simpler, a little cheaper and easier to repair, etc...)
 
Brad W said:
modern JEEPS too.
None of those reboots are in my opinion, honors the legacy of the earlier versions.
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Our two door Wrangler JL is still pretty true to the older CJs. Rudimentary solid axles front and back, stick shift, soft top, no power anything. Noisy, rides like an ox cart, and I love every minute.

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