Photo: Five Star Ford
Delivered by Five Star Ford in Dallas, the first Mustang Mach-E to be delivered in Texas is a bite-the-back-of-your-hand beautiful California Route 1. The old-school model flanking the all-electric crossover is a 1965 convertible in Wimbledon White while the pre-facelift S550 fixed-head coupe on the other side is an Oxford White Mustang GT California Special.
The Blue Oval started shipping the e-SUV from the Cuautitlan Assembly Plant in Mexico earlier this month, and curiously enough, the United States wasn’t the first to receive the Mustang Mach-E. The title goes to Norway, the Scandinavian kingdom which leads the world in terms of EV adoption.
Turning our attention back to the U.S. market, customers are offered no fewer than four trim levels excluding the First Edition, two battery options, rear-wheel drive as standard, and a dual-motor option. Select is how the base trim is called, and at $42,895 or $35,395 after the federal tax credit, it’s a pretty enticing alternative to the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus.
The California Route 1 comes exclusively with the Extended Range Battery – RWD specification, which offers up to 305 miles (491 kilometers) of driving range as per the Environmental Protection Agency. Named after its cruise-worthy engineering, this trim certainly looks the part with the Star White Metallic Tintcoat paint option that costs $600. As far as the interior is concerned, the only choice available is called Black Onyx ActiveX.
Even though it’s not the plushest Mustang Mach-E of them all, the California Route 1 is no slouch thanks to 290 horsepower and 317 pound-feet (430 Nm) of torque. “But that’s not on par with the EcoBoost engine,” you might say, and you’re right. Zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kph), therefore, takes one second more than the estimate for the actual pony car.
Underpinned by a heavily modified C2 platform sourced from the Escape, the first proper EV from the Blue Oval will get a go-faster variant based on the GT trim. Suggestively called GT Performance Edition, this version will is capable of 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, three-tenths quicker than the GT.
Turning our attention back to the U.S. market, customers are offered no fewer than four trim levels excluding the First Edition, two battery options, rear-wheel drive as standard, and a dual-motor option. Select is how the base trim is called, and at $42,895 or $35,395 after the federal tax credit, it’s a pretty enticing alternative to the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus.
The California Route 1 comes exclusively with the Extended Range Battery – RWD specification, which offers up to 305 miles (491 kilometers) of driving range as per the Environmental Protection Agency. Named after its cruise-worthy engineering, this trim certainly looks the part with the Star White Metallic Tintcoat paint option that costs $600. As far as the interior is concerned, the only choice available is called Black Onyx ActiveX.
Even though it’s not the plushest Mustang Mach-E of them all, the California Route 1 is no slouch thanks to 290 horsepower and 317 pound-feet (430 Nm) of torque. “But that’s not on par with the EcoBoost engine,” you might say, and you’re right. Zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kph), therefore, takes one second more than the estimate for the actual pony car.
Underpinned by a heavily modified C2 platform sourced from the Escape, the first proper EV from the Blue Oval will get a go-faster variant based on the GT trim. Suggestively called GT Performance Edition, this version will is capable of 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, three-tenths quicker than the GT.
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