AJ Oaks and Mike Janora
Staff Writers
On Nov. 17, 2019 The Ford Motor Co. announced the new 2020 Ford Mach E Mustang. The “E” standing for electric. Ford announced the vehicle at an event live-streamed by more than 140,000. The night of the event, Ford said that they would start taking $500 reservations for the vehicle. “Unlike a lot of the electric competition from automakers like Audi, Mercedes-Benz, or Jaguar, the Mustang Mach-E will be offered in a slew of variants and trims, to an almost dizzying degree. Ford will sell versions of the five-seater SUV that can travel 210 miles on a full battery, and also ones that go 300 miles. One of the Mustang Mach-E options will beat most sports cars from 0 to 60 miles per hour, while others will just barely edge out a Chevy Bolt. Some ship in late 2020, and some in Spring 2021,” said The Verge. The prices vary for the different configurations. The base model will start at $43,895, also dubbed as the “Select” model, and will start shipping in Spring 2021.
The other models get more expensive as you add more options to the car. The next level up is the “Premium” model that starts to ship in late 2020. The base price of the “Premium” model is $50,600. That’s a $6,705 increase in one model change that offers the same bells and whistles, but offers a 30-mile range increase on a single charge. There is also the option of paying more and adding the 98.8kWh extended range pack. The maximum range is 300 miles with the “extended range pack” option with the standard RWD (Rear Wheel Drive) transmission.
“Both AWD versions of the Premium Mustang Mach-E are supposed to be able to get from 0 to 60 mph in the mid-five second range, while the RWD versions sit in the mid sixes. (Horsepower varies throughout between 255HP and 333HP.) Again, customers will be presented ,with the same basic tradeoffs: would you rather have a little more performance at the expense of range? Or would you rather have a bit more range at the expense of performance?”The Verge.
The California Route 1 Mustang Mach-E will ship in early 2021, it starts at $52,400, and only comes in the RWD configuration with the extended range battery pack. Ford estimates it will get 300 miles of range and put out 282 horsepower. The $59,900 First Edition is a limited production initial run version of the Mustang Mach-E coming in late 2020, alongside the Premium model. The First Edition comes with the AWD configuration, and also with the extended range pack for 270 miles of range and 333 horsepower. It will come with special “First Edition” labels, brushed aluminum pedals, red brake calipers, and be available in a bright blue paint job that is exclusive to the “First Edition” Model.
Then there’s the GT. This model is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive model out of all of the Mach-E Mustangs. It only comes in AWD (All Wheel Drive) and starts at $60,500, it also comes with special GT badging and a metallic-looking front grille. It only squeezes about 250 miles out of the extended range battery pack, but that’s because it’s tuned for performance. In fact, while the other AWD versions use different motors for the rear, 210 kW, and front, 50kW, axles, the GT uses the bigger electric motor on both, giving this version 459 total horsepower, allowing the GT model to go from 0 to 60mph in a little under four seconds. If that’s still not enough, a GT Performance trim will make the car go from 0 to 60 in just over three seconds.
