[Watsey]

So Ford develops an electric vehicle, which we are told can do 0-60mph in 8 seconds, and decides to use the muscle car Mustang name.

Eh ??

The 2.3 ecoboost will do the sprint in 5.1 in standard form, or 4.5 as the Performance version, so the Mach E seems pretty meh to me.

Can anyone see a reason to buy one ? I can't.

[JustChris]

The current release models are not performance ones. As you say 7s etc

The GT models will come with done to mid 3s I believe.

Nice design and likely a pretty good offering, I like the doors and holy crap a touch key pad on the B pillar! That's an industry first is it.

All in all though, nice car but was there really a need to bring the great Mustang name in on this.

[TouringPleb]

Love all the guys who have never owned a Mustang getting their knickers in a twist over the use of the Mustang name

[Watsey]

Originally Posted by TouringPleb

Love all the guys who have never owned a Mustang getting their knickers in a twist over the use of the Mustang name

Prior ownership isn't the point though is it ?

The Mustang has always been associated with performance, a degree of rebellion; the swagger of the 'young buck'. Just like the other American muscle cars like the Camaro and Corvette.

The Mach E is marginally slower than a 2.0D. Hardly sexy is it ?

At least when Tesla launched it went straight in with "ludicrous mode" and 0-60 in the threes.

Ford is obviously looking for a different brand association with the Mustang this time around.

[bimmer456]

I though it was 5 second range still seems kinda slow. The GT is supposed to be 3.5 seconds. Honestly they should just call it the Escape E and if it does those times as an SUV that's pretty good rather than calling it a mustang then it just seems slow.

[SuperHamz]

On a similar note, why is the new Porsche Taycan labelled as a "Turbo"?

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by TouringPleb

Love all the guys who have never owned a Mustang getting their knickers in a twist over the use of the Mustang name

Hmm well we won't have much of a forum if you have to have owned the car to have an opinion on it.

I can still appreciate the heritage of it. Ah yes that Highland Green SUV on the school run in Bullit. Simple times.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by bimmer456

I though it was 5 second range still seems kinda slow. The GT is supposed to be 3.5 seconds. Honestly they should just call it the Escape E and if it does those times as an SUV that's pretty good rather than calling it a mustang then it just seems slow.

Yup the GT will be mid 3s.

[MashinBenzin]

Originally Posted by JustChris

The current release models are not performance ones. As you say 7s etc

The GT models will come with done to mid 3s I believe.

Nice design and likely a pretty good offering, I like the doors and holy crap a touch key pad on the B pillar! That's an industry first is it.

All in all though, nice car but was there really a need to bring the great Mustang name in on this.

Key pad is quite common on North American fords. Alternative to the activity key, lock your keys in the car, do your active stuff and unlock with pin. I hired a Ford Edge mk.1 with it in Montreal, which was way back in 2011.

Lincolns have a cool touch sensitive hidden version in their new big saloon and SUVs (Navigator and Aviator). I love the Navigator btw, watch Doug's review

On topic - I don't mind them using the Mustang name, they need to do something to lift the branding and grab buyers. Our generation, or the petrolhead part of it, that loves the proper 'Stang is probably neither here nor there in their product planning on this one.

[JustChris]

Originally Posted by MashinBenzin

Key pad is quite common on North American fords. Alternative to the activity key, lock your keys in the car, do your active stuff and unlock with pin. I hired a Ford Edge mk.1 with it in Montreal, which was way back in 2011.

Lincolns have a cool touch sensitive hidden version in their new big saloon and SUVs (Navigator and Aviator). I love the Navigator btw, watch Doug's review

On topic - I don't mind them using the Mustang name, they need to do something to lift the branding and grab buyers. Our generation, or the petrolhead part of it, that loves the proper 'Stang is probably neither here nor there in their product planning on this one.

Wow thanks genuinely didn't know that. We hired a Jeep Wrangler. Cool but tech from the 80s

[225]

Looks ok from the outside but same as Tesla, spend 30sec on interior design by stapling a massive tablet in the console for all the controls.