This is the 2021 Ford Mustang MachE and it’s the first full EV from Ford as they begin their shift toward electrification, but other big names like the F150 lightning are close to follow.

And while you have been able to go to your dealer and buy one of these for a few months, we have to mention this specific car is technically a pre-production version.

Now, ever since Ford peeled the wraps off this car it’s been getting a lot of attention, and for better or worse, but a big reason is because of the name.

If you’re confused to see a 4 door electric SUV wearing a Mustang badge you’re not alone, but Matt will address that in a minute.

What we have here from an objective perspective is a very good family SUV that happens to be electric.

This is The Mach E Premium AWD extended range which means it gets the biggest battery currently available

88 kilowatt hour battery pack means an advertised 270 miles of range with AWD, but in reality it’s been charging to about 256 miles

Power in the extended range is good for 346 hp and more importantly 428 lbft

This puts 0-60 under 5 seconds

Now in terms of charging, we’ve referenced this in other videos and we’ll make a separate video on our experience charging this thing, but the important thing to know if this uses the Electrify America network

This means you get access to a bunch of different brands of chargers like ChargePoint, EVGO, and a couple others.

If you plug it into a 120V house outlet expect like 3 miles of range per hour

If you upgrade to a 240V outlet you get about 20 miles per hour so if you’re going to buy this, dont think twice - upgrade your garage to the 240V

Over 90% of the time most people will be using their home charger to charge this thing, but if you are on the go you can use a DC fast charger to get 10%-80% in 52 minutes

Here’s the reality: That’s too slow.

Tesla has more chargers, they’re easier to use, and they charge more efficiently.

HOWEVER, for Ford’s very first - this is a great achievement

And with that let’s pass the keys to Matt to take you through the dynamics

We're going to make an entire separate video to talk about the charging and infrastructure experience we had this week - but what I’m here to talk to you about is the Mustang part of the car

Obviously this is incredibly controversial, especially since it was as recently as 2015 that Ford gave the normal mustang independent rear suspension and as a result it’s actually become quite the good car

The current mustang isn’t just fast and loud, but it’s a true performer especially when specced properly so how does this hold up to the name?

The first thing you all want to hear about is acceleration

0-60 in 4.8 seconds doesn’t sound incredibly quick, but the immediacy of the electric torque makes it feel incredibly lively and makes you almost forget about the almost 5000lb curb weight.

Let’s also keep in mind this is not the GT so think of this as the ecoboost 4 banger. When the GT gets here we’re going to see some ridiculous performance.

But i did mention weight a second ago and that is the biggest thing to overcome for any car trying to be sporty

The acceleration here is good and the brakes are bitey, but since there’s so much heft the first thing to give when you’re pushing it is the tires.

This not being the GT and Ford focusing on the range of this car means they’ve fitted skinnier, more eco friendly tires

And what that means is under braking and under throttle you’ll get terminal understeer

That really is my only complaint behind the wheel of this car.

The throttle response is sharp, the damping is appropriate, the weight of the batteries is low so there’s very little lean, and then braking (which i thought would be the biggest problem would be) is very strong and confident.

I would really like to see this thing drage race and do a road course against a stock GT with the Coyote motor.

So from a performance and Mustang perspective, I think the speed and everything is there...aside from arguably the most important part….the noise

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