"Mustang Mach E" Confirmed, Reservations Begin Immediately After Nov 17 Live-Streamed Reveal

[ToddUGA]

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[Twin Turbo]

I think directors of Mustang clubs worldwide are scratching behind their ears thinking how they can prevent future owners of these vans from becoming members.
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Well, I'm an Admin for the UK's largest Mustang Facebook group and our ethos is to welcome ALL Mustangs (we were tired of hearing the II and Fox bodies getting a hard time). Mach E though.......that's really testing us! We WILL welcome them in when the time comes even though I admit I'm having a very hard time, personally, accepting this vehicle as a Mustang.

If this had been designed as a Mustang from day one, I'd likely be more accepting, but knowing this was actually first mooted as an electric replacement for the C-Max !!!).....but when Jim Hackett saw an early (bland) styling proposal he ordered a redesign. It was only then that the Mustang idea came about. And its why I can't get passed this being nothing but cynical marketing. Hopefully I'll warm up to it in time.

 

[Twin Turbo]

And as the II is getting a little bashing here...... ;)

At least it kept to the pony car formula of a long hood, short deck and 2+2 seating. Whilst it was underpowered (as was pretty much every other car in '74) it was several hundred pounds lighter than the '73 model. In fact, Lee Iacocca didn't like the direction Mustang was going in from the '69 model year (bigger, heavier)...and he saw the II as a return to form. History doesn't treat it that way though. It'll be interesting to see how history treats Mach E

 

[Strokerswild]

....and I woke up this morning thinking all this had just been a bad dream.....

 

[15BluStang]

There are a couple people that I was talking to that have kids going to college, tired of the boring SUV, want something with some more excitement, but still want the versatility of the SUV. When I mentioned the that the Mustang Mach-E was being introduced on the 17th, their eyes lighted up and wanted to know more. There are probably a lot of people that want a performance SUV but don't want to get a Jag, Porsche, Audi, Alfa, or BMW. The Mustang name is instantly recognizable and marketable for the age group they will be trying to reach.

 

[zackmd1]

Mustang electric car announcement?

One can only hope.... The platform is obviously there and that front end design is not bad at all. Give me a 2 door coupe version of the Mach E and that might soften the blow...

 

[zackmd1]

Just saw some of the specs for the all electric, all-wheel drive version.....0-60 mid 3 sec

You have to pay $60k and wait tell spring 2021 to get it.

You could buy a MUSTANG GT A10 and put a supercharger on it and get mid 3 sec 0-60s for alot less. (Just have to point that out)

Like I said before, my impression of the specs are a bit underwhelming. The standard AWD models shouldn't still have a 0-60 of mid 5 sec...

 

[kent0464]

You have to pay $60k and wait tell spring 2021 to get it.

You could buy a MUSTANG GT A10 and put a supercharger on it and get mid 3 sec 0-60s for alot less. (Just have to point that out)

Like I said before, my impression of the specs are a bit underwhelming. The standard AWD models shouldn't still have a 0-60 of mid 5 sec...

When you factor in the increased weight and aero penalty it’s impressive.

 

[JohnZiraldo]

I have less interest in this than I do an 80's non-turbo 2.3.

I'm MASSIVELY more interested in the Lithium demo. Honestly the Lithium is the first electric cars that has appealed to me.

My restomoded 86 GT with a half million kilometers keeps me highly interested in the 80s generation. It's stablemate is an Edge Sport SUV for fun plus utility. Replacing the Edge with a much higher torque Mustang Mach E for more fun and utility is no problem for me.

The Mach E may well become the fastest Mustang. I would hate to see an Escape Mach E beat a Mustang GT500 on the strip. That would really foretell the end of Mustang and ICE.

There is maybe a decade or two left to enjoy what we have known and loved. After that I will also be gone and my remaining family will only give a damn about whether grandpa's old cars have a charging port for their hot new personal devices.

Enjoy what we have left and get over the fact that the future will do what it will do, despite our old memories and wishes.

 

[Zelek]

Chonk-E

 

[Hayburner]

I was REALLY hoping this was a joke gone bad pulled on us by Ford. I WIlLL be selling my whippled s550 and going to another brand. Unbelievable how one day literally changed my life. What a disrgrace the ford motor company is for letting this actually go through.

 

[15BluStang]

Like I said before, my impression of the specs are a bit underwhelming. The standard AWD models shouldn't still have a 0-60 of mid 5 sec...

That is no different than the Mustang EB. Not every Mustang is a V8 GT.

 

[Hayburner]

I was hoping this was a bad dream , but apparently not so. Ford we have no issue with this little teeny girl looking suv , make a million of them , and sell every one , but why in gods name are you completely shaming the Mustang for it. I still cannot fathom how idiotic this is. My whippled s550 will be gone and I will not be purchasing any new FoMoCo’s in the future. Unbelievable

 

[Hack]

I own my first Chevy right now, but I have always been a Ford guy. I've owned so many Mustangs that it's difficult for me to even count them. Announcements like this make me feel foolish to have so much "loyalty" to a car company. I mean, what am I thinking? They are just trying to make money and as long as their math says they will make money they are going to go forward. Love of past vehicles, honoring the company's history - those are emotional things that aren't part of the equation.

They plan to go to electrics and get rid of the V8. Why am I giving my money to a company so opposed to the things I want in a car?

 

[Nagare]

I was REALLY hoping this was a joke gone bad pulled on us by Ford. I WIlLL be selling my whippled s550 and going to another brand. Unbelievable how one day literally changed my life. What a disrgrace the ford motor company is for letting this actually go through.

I get not buying another one, but they've already got your money and you already like your current car. I don't see this option making sense. Nobody is forcing you to get the Mach-E at all.

Overall the numbers seem kinda disappointing for the base, wonder what they've got coming with the GT level.

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