The Mustang Mach-E GT Performance specs have been released
Ford's newest addition to the Mustang stable isn't some eco-chic, lifeless EV. It's got some serious street cred.
When Ford launched the Mustang Mach-E, it seems like their only goal was to remind people that this was a Mustang at its heart. While some would question the legitimacy of that claim, I would like to remind them that at one point, the Mustang shared a platform with the Ford Falcon, and not the fun ones from Australia. It also shared a platform with the Ford Pinto, and the Ford Fairmont, and even the fifth-generation Mustang shared a platform with the last generation Ford Thunderbird and the Jaguar S-Type. In fact, it wasn't until the current S550 chassis that the Mustang wasn't sharing a chassis with some sort of bland, other car in the Ford family of brands, so I don't want to hear that this is sacrilege, because once you see the specs, you'll be blown away too. Anyway, onto the numbers.
With an 88 kilowatt-hour battery and two electric motors, this is going to be one quick pony. The powertrain puts out a respectable 480 horsepower and 634 lb-ft of torque. Those two motors put power down to all four wheels, and will send the Mach-E GT Performance from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, which is downright fast. Considering a GT350R does the same sprint in 3.9 seconds, and the new GT500 does the dash in 3.6 seconds, that would mean that the Mach-E GT Performance is the fastest Ford in the lineup, with the exception of the Ford GT.
The Mach-E GT starts around $62,000 which means that the GT Performance variants will probably be in and around $65,000, but that's a guess. What I can say is that in a world where automakers like Ford are only producing SUVs, at least we know that they can still make a legitimate performance model, and I'm okay with being called a Mustang, because the GE1 platform is a reworked version of the C2 platform that Ford uses to make the Escape/Kuga and the Focus. Therefore, this Mustang is a Mustang in the same sense that the rest of them are, it's a sporty version of an otherwise pedestrian platform, and for that, I am thankful.
What sporty cars can you think of that are slower to 60 than the Mach-E GT Performance? Comment Below!
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I know everybody hates it, but I don’t mind it too much. I just don’t like how it is called a Mustang. I can see why they called it a Mustang, though. That 0-60 time is insane.
Also, you mentioned the Ford Pinto. I think it’s hilarious how they named a car after a bean.
Although a pinto bean does sum up the physical characteristics of the Pinto pretty well.
Same I don’t mind the car just think t the mustang part of the name is stupid and that they should of just called it the Ford Mach E
I agree, there's nothing mustang about it other than mustangesque lights and badges, you could do something similar to a focus.
I think it actually made people vomit.
No self-respecting petrolhead would consider this. 😒
I would...but with a 5.2 liter Ford Predator engine swap.
Nice! For me it’s not about the power source. It’s about shameless exploitation of an iconic name for the sake of stupid SUV.
2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody is slower: 0-60 in 3.6 seconds.
Thats actually impressive, and a real selling point
That’s incredible.
It is absolutely terrible