Who's interested in the new Mustang SUV?

[rstrohkirch]

Lets be honest, this is Ford we're discussing. Nothing they sell in their regular line up is unique. They sell 80k Mustangs a year and a few years back it was 110k a year. I doubt in a few years people will even say "Mustang Mach E". They'll just refer to it as a Mach E.

 

[Kaido]

Lets be honest, this is Ford we're discussing. Nothing they sell in their regular line up is unique. They sell 80k Mustangs a year and a few years back it was 110k a year. I doubt in a few years people will even say "Mustang Mach E". They'll just refer to it as a Mach E.

So far everyone is just calling it "the Mustang SUV".

I was at a customer site today & non-car people were talking about it - they were confused why Ford would put the Mustang name on an SUV haha. Curious to see if it pans out in a few years...

 

[Midwayman]

Only if Ford had another horse related car name associated with SUVs.....

Not exactly my cup of tea in cars, but glad to see more electrics that aren't horrible like the leaf.

 

[nakedfrog]

Thanks, I hate it.

 

[Ajay]

Well, it’s a step in the right direction for Ford. Hopefully we‘ll see some good looking mass market EVs in the next few years. I do like that Ford included a basic forward instrument cluster in addition to the large right mounted multifunction display.

 

[nOOky]

I'm casually looking for a replacement for my 2015 Edge Sport. I'm not sure this would fit my needs, I take a lot of trips between 150-200 miles one way, and I'd hate to have to go out of my way to try and charge the thing while I'm doing what I'm doing. Living in the upper Midwest right now there is not a lot of charging infrastructure conveniently placed since it i so wide open here.

There should not have called it a Mustang, unless they are replacing the Mustang completely with this vehicle. It's fairly ugly to boot.

 

[zinfamous]

Only if Ford had another horse related car name associated with SUVs.....

Heh, interesting. I wonder if the Bronco people would have hated that more than the Mustang people do. 😀

 

[Kaido]

imo they should have called it the "Ford Stallion". "Hey, have you seen the new Ford Stallion? It's like a Mustang, except it's an electric SUV that goes 0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds". They could have bypassed the whole controversy with the name by doing that.

Even people who aren't "car people" aren't happy with the name. The "Mustang Mach E" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, lol.

 

[Ajay]

Ford Mach E would’ve worked just fine.

 

[ultimatebob]

Ford Mach E would’ve worked just fine.

Even Mach E doesn't sound right. Sounds like a Star Trek villain.

 

[thilanliyan]

Ford Mach EV maybe?
Shouldn't have used the Mustang name. I certainly don't think of SUV when I hear Mustang lol.

 

[ultimatebob]

Heh, interesting. I wonder if the Bronco people would have hated that more than the Mustang people do. 😀

I would have called it a Ford Edge EV, because that that it looks like to me.

 

[BudAshes]

It looks almost exactly like the Mazda "cross-over" vehicle.

Versus

Just a little less headroom in the back.

 

[snoopy7548]

And the Honda HR-V (even moreso due to the hidden rear door handles). All CUVs look the same.

 

[Midwayman]

And the Honda HR-V (even moreso due to the hidden rear door handles). All CUVs look the same.

Aerodynamics are a bitch. 😛

 

[Kaido]

And the Honda HR-V (even moreso due to the hidden rear door handles). All CUVs look the same.

First, lol @ the parking location

Second, gray Mach-E vs. Toyota C-HR. Design is sus lol

 

[Commodus]

First, lol @ the parking location

Second, gray Mach-E vs. Toyota C-HR. Design is sus lol

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Hey, I like the C-HR's design (aside from rear visibility), so I'll take it! Now if Ford could offer more competitive range...

 

[KeithP]

I am going to throw an old cummins diesel into my mustang to show dem goddamn libs

And here you go, a Cummins powered Mustang. Yes, this needed to happen. 🙂

-KeithP

 

[JulesMaximus]

Interest: Zero point zero

 

[JulesMaximus]

Clearly you've never driven one. I had a coworker who had a turbo Cayanne, and trust me it's worthy of the Porsche name. I was thinking
hard on getting the Macan, but the wife shot me down.

I test drove a Macan Turbo a couple summers ago. Thing was amazing. A sports car with SUV pretensions.

 

[Torn Mind]

They might as well try. There are only so many country Johns, contractor Juans, and certain executives to buy new F-150s. Those and certain mother who buy their SUVs are their only reliable customer base because they've driven everyone else away.

 

[Muadib]

I test drove a Macan Turbo a couple summers ago. Thing was amazing. A sports car with SUV pretensions.

Tell me about it. I was in love.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Tell me about it. I was in love.

I had an E550 Mercedes coupe at the time and the Macan Turbo was honestly the better performer of those two. And that exhaust note! Holy crap it sounded good.

 

[rstrohkirch]

There are a few SUV in same segment as the Macan. Stelvio Quad, GLC63, X3M, Fpace SVR all offer direct competition to the Macan.

 

[heymrdj]

It’ll be interesting to see the real world numbers as more hit the streets. While officially the Mach E is just barely under the Model Y in range, some real world highway cycle tests have actually put the Mach E above the Y’s range. The important part, to me anyway, is that the Mach E is consistently ranked better in ride, fit and finish, and infotainment. Which I expected. While Tesla builds running gear like a Bugatti, a decked out Nissan Versa can give their interior features a run for their money. Hopefully some competition will get Tesla to take fit and finish and interior quality more seriously.

It’s not perfect (nor was the Model S when it came out) but it seems Ford has really put together a good package for the money for their first EV “SUV”.