Ford's new Mustang is an electric SUV

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New York (CNN Business)On Sunday, Ford will announce what is possibly the biggest change ever in the 55-year history of the Mustang.

The automaker will unveil a vehicle bearing the Mustang brand that's not a two-door car.
Ford reveals electric Mustang with 'stunning' acceleration
Called the Ford Mustang Mach-E, it's a fully electric crossover SUV that will wear the Mustang's chrome pony.
Ford has apparently learned from brands like Porsche, Lamborghini and Jeep that even ardent fans will forgive the use of a brand name on a once-unthinkable type of vehicle. That's as long as the new vehicle maintains some core aspects of the original and as long as the original vehicle that made the brand carries on as well.

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Ford provided this teaser image of the crossover SUV before Sunday's launch.
For instance, Porsche fans were once outraged by the Cayenne SUV. But because Porsche still makes sports cars like the 911 and the Cayenne can credibly claim to be "the Porsche of SUVs," the brand remains strong. Likewise, Jeep has been able to make crossover SUVs that will rarely leave pavement as long as those crossovers are available in tough "Trail Rated" versions and Jeep keeps making the ultra-rugged Wrangler.
Much remains unknown about the Mustang Mach-E, but Ford could ease concerns over the choice of names by ensuring that it offers performance that lives up to the Mustang name.
Also, there is no sign that Ford will stop producing the Mustang coupe, which is certainly the automaker's most iconic model worldwide. Ford recently introduced the Shelby GT500, a supercharged 760-horsepower Mustang that is the most powerful factory-produced car the company has ever made.

Driving the Shelby GT500, the most powerful car Ford has ever made
Once the Mustang Mach-E is revealed Sunday night, interested customers will be able to immediately log onto a website and place a refundable $500 deposit toward purchasing it. Ford will start taking actual orders for the crossover SUV next year.
 
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The name bothers me. Yes Porsche and others have made suvs, but they don’t call it the Porsche 911-Mach or whatever. Here is a rendering from spy shots compiled. We shall see how close this really is to the unveiling.

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They ain't doing what PORSCHE did, they're gonna end up pulling a MITSUBISHI. Mustang Mach E, meet your older brother, the Eclipse...

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@sunofwolf But it's on Michelins!

I'll admit I don't like Ford(s), however-- this is dumb. I agree with the earlier statements-- this is peak levels of Mitsubishi.
 
Oh! I actually kinda like this... I could probably park up front at work with no issues with this!

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drive it in Maine and watch it become a chickin coup :rotfl:after the electric junk fails at -20 degrees, Ya I saw a total of one electric car that nobody wants.
 
Production 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E To Offer More Power Than Initially Announced

It looks as though the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E will be slightly more powerful when it reaches the hands of customers than originally promised.

A member over at the Mach-E Forum recently acquired a document from a Ford dealer training site that reveals at least four variants of the Mach-E have benefited from minor horsepower and torque increases since being first unveiled in November last year.

Sitting at the base of the range is the RWD Standard Range Mach-E, now rated at 266 hp and 317 lb-ft (429 Nm), up 11 hp and 11 lb-ft (15 Nm). Next in the range is the RWD Extended Range Mach-E which enjoys an increase of 8 hp and 11 lb-ft (15 Nm), bringing it up to 290 hp and 317 lb-ft (429 Nm).

Two all-wheel drive models are also available. The first, the AWD Standard Range Mach-E, is rated at 266 hp and 428 lb-ft (580 Nm), achieving gains of 11 hp and 11 lb-ft (15 Nm), while the AWD Extended Range Mach-E now offers 346 hp and 428 lb-ft (580) – 14 hp and 11 lb-ft (15 Nm) more than initially advertised.

It remains to be seen how Ford has achieved these horsepower and torque gains, with the most likely explanation being a further development of the electric motors to make them more efficient.

The leaked document doesn’t make mention of the range-topping Mach-E GT that starts at $60,500. When revealed in November, this variant was quoted as having 459 hp and 612 lb-ft (830 Nm) of torque. We’d be surprised if it too doesn’t enjoy the same horsepower and torque gains as its siblings.
 
I love how hp and tq numbers are being pushed on electric vehicles to make them relevant to their gas powered counterparts.

I would rather see range and charging times/infrastructure first, then performance numbers.
 
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