Ford Mustang Mach-E: America’s favorite muscle car just turned electric - Yanko Design

Personally, I saw the electrification of classic cars coming years dorsum, but the Ford Mustang Mach-Due east feels like one of those debatable franchise reboots that's been done rather spiritlessly… I'm talking potentially Planet of the Apes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spiritless.

Earlier today, Ford unveiled their electric Mustang, the Mach-E… an anarchistic take on a classic. The famous pony gets electrified and turned into an SUV, a compensation of sorts because the Mustang has always been perceived as a 'powerful' machine. The e-SUV comes with a four-wheel drive with an underbody-mounted battery, giving you boot space both in the front and back. Available in various configurations, the Mach-Eastward comes with a 98.8kWh battery (in its highest configuration setting), giving it a range of 300 miles and an acceleration of 0-60mph in the mid-3-2nd area. The automobile's all-wheel-drive aims at offering impressive acceleration and improved handling, assuasive the east-SUV to live up to the Mustang proper noun. "Whether y'all want to really experience its operation capability or are looking for the serenity atmosphere that electric vehicles can offer, the Mach-Due east harnesses the power of electrification to create a unique driving experience while retaining that unmistakable Mustang feeling of freedom," said Ted Cannis, Ford enterprise production line manager, global electrification.

What does somehow disappoint me is that the car bears practically no resemblance, other than the Mustang logo on the front end, to the heritage and iconic Mustang series. It'due south missing quite a few of the design cues, and virtually importantly, that iconic engine growl that actually gets the adrenaline pumping. It's a Mustang because Ford says and so, merely somehow seems to lack the spirit that the car's legacy line set up 55 years ago.

Here's something that does, however, requite me a bit of solace. The Mustang Mach-E isn't replacing the classic American Muscle Auto… it's just calculation itself to Ford'south itemize, and presenting an alternative futurity where the Mustang can exist in an electric-forward world. For diehard Mustang lovers, Ford volition keep to develop its original gas-driven American Musculus series… the Mach-Due east just tries to branch off, creating a proper noun for itself in a world that's increasingly moving towards electrification… much similar in a world saturated with VFX, a 'forced' TMNT or Planet of the Apes reboot just seemed inevitable.

Designer: Ford Motor Company